Gaaka Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gaaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gaaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaaka is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gaaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaaka? popularity and diffusion
Gaaka is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaaka live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Gaaka is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Gaaka is most numerous in: Arua District, where 40 percent live, Gomba District, where 20 percent live and Kampala District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Uganda Gaaka occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 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 Gaaka
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