Gatwetch Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gatwetch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gatwetch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatwetch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gatwetch has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatwetch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gatwetch reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Gatwetch is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Gatwetch is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 50 percent reside and Turkana County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatwech | 93 | 84,445 | / |
| Ggatwech | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gatwatch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gattwech | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gatwec | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gatwich | 80 | 8,996 | / |
| Gatuech | 80 | 36 | / |
| Gadwech | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gatweci | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gatwuich | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gattuech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatduech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatwhich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gotwich | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gaduech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gottwich | 63 | 9 | / |
| Godwatch | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gaydevich | 59 | 1 | / |
| Goodwitch | 59 | 0 | / |
| Gaduich | 53 | 4 | / |
| Godwich | 53 | 1 | / |
| Goodwich | 50 | 26 | / |
| Gottwitz | 50 | 19 | / |
| Godbeach | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Gatwetch
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