Getanda Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Getanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5001:92,3608,265
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Getanda (205) may also be a first name.

Getanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Getanda occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Getanda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Getanda is the 609,992nd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. The last name Getanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Getanda reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Getanda is also the 632,267th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 205 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 92,360. In Kenya Getanda is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 61 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Getanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Getanda last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etanda92729/
Gotanda862,722/
Estanda861,009/
Getando8619/
Gatanda869/
Yetanda867/
Gitanda865/
Eatanda861/
Guitanda8014/
Guetande809/
Githanda805/
Settanda802/
Getaindi801/
Chetanda801/
Estandau801/
Getander801/
Itanda77448/
Etando77160/
Etonda7745/
Chetandas7538/
Sietandah751/
Sitanda71330/
Ethonda7174/
Itandea7168/
Estando7137/
Istanda7130/
Citanda7122/
Ettonda719/
Jitanda715/
Estonda714/
Ettando711/
Chethandad711/
Etounda711/
Gitando711/
Aitanda711/
Etondah711/
Gatonda711/
Setonda711/
Gotonda711/
Zitanda711/
Chitanda6710,057/
Guetonde67753/
Huitanda67124/
Sethando673/
Guitando673/
Yethonda673/
Gaitande672/
Djetonda671/
Djetando671/
Tjitanda671/
Zzetonda671/
Ngitando671/
Sitandah671/
Ethondda671/
Ethhonda671/
Sithanda671/

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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 Getanda
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