Bagaka Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bagaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bagaka (176) may also be a first name.

Bagaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bagaka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagaka? popularity and diffusion

Bagaka is the 1,028,911th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bagaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bagaka is also the 687,834th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 176 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya Bagaka is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 59 percent are found, Kisii County, where 30 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Bagaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bagaka last name is predominantly 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 Bagaka
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