Amkaka Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Amkaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amkaka (3) may also be a first name.
Amkaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amkaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amkaka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amkaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amkaka are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most common first name on earth, held by 3 people.
Amkaka is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Amkaka is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent live and West Pokot County, where 50 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
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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 Amkaka
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