Gatwiri Surname
Approximately 35,017 people bear this surname
Gatwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 35,005 | 1:1,319 | 212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gatwiri (5,397) may also be a first name.
Gatwiri Demographics
Gatwiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gatwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gatwiri is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatwiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gatwiri is the 15,921st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 208,115 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gatwiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 91,635th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 5,397 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 35,005 people, or 1 in 1,319. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 79 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 9 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya Gatwiri exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Gatwiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gatwiri last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gatwiri
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