Gatungu Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3521:131,19310,797
England61:9,286,343223,652

Gatungu (26) may also be a first name.

Gatungu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gatungu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gatungu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gatungu is the 788,513th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Gatungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatungu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 26 people.

The last name Gatungu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya Gatungu is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 40 percent live, Muranga County, where 18 percent live and Nyeri County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.

Gatungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathungu933,204/
Ngatungu9334/
Gatung'u936/
Gaitungu935/
Atungu92298/
Gatugu922/
Ngautungu8827/
Gaitung'u884/
Gathunguu881/
Gathunu8672/
Gatongu8643/
Gattunu869/
Gathugu863/
Atunguh861/
Hatungu861/
Atunngu861/
Atunu83214/
Atoungou8016/
Gathingu806/
Gautunhu802/
Gathongu801/
Atongu77190/
Gotunu7769/
Otungu7719/
Ataunu773/
Attunu772/
Atunus771/
Atunnu771/
Atuunu771/
Atunhu771/
Ngatounou752/
Adtoungou751/
Atonguh7148/
Atounou7137/
Aitaunu719/
Otung'u719/
Otunguh712/
Eutungu711/
Gottugu711/
Atonngu711/
Otunghu711/
Goutoungou711/
Athunus711/
Attunnu711/
Gathogu711/
Gastaunaut710/
Otunu67335/
Attounou6767/
Athounou6729/
Otoungou671/
Atounnou671/
Hatounou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gatungu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis