Gitau Surname
Approximately 84,641 people bear this surname
Gitau Surname User-submission:
The Gitau surname means 'one that people seek advice from'.
Gitau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77,120 | 1:599 | 86 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| United States | 364 | 1:995,766 | 73,638 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | 114 | 1:80,371 | 7,328 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gitau (20,245) may also be a first name.
Gitau Surname Meaning
Gitau Demographics
Average Gitau Salary in
United States
$41,561 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gitau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gitau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gitau (Hindi: गीताु, Marathi: िगटाउ) is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gitau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,674th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 86,099 people. The last name Gitau is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gitau live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gitau is also the 37,462nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 20,245 people.
Gitau is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 77,120 people, or 1 in 599. In Kenya Gitau is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found, Muranga County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 5 percent are found and Rwanda, where 3 percent are found.
Gitau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Gitau surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.11% registered with the party.
The amount Gitau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.69% more than the national average, earning R 579,108 per year and in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,561 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gitau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gitau in the Marathi language | ||
| िगटाउ | igata'u | - |
| Gitau in the Hindi language | ||
| गीताु | gitau | 85.71 |
| गिताऊ | gita'u | 3.57 |
| गीतौ | gitau | 3.57 |
| गीता | gita | 3.57 |
| गिताु | gitau | 3.57 |
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