Gacoka Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Gacoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Gacoka (58) may also be a first name.
Gacoka Demographics
Gacoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gacoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gacoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gacoka is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gacoka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gacoka live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gacoka is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 58 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 90 percent live, Kiambu County, where 3 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Gacoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gacoka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.25% more than the national average, earning $77,344 USD per year.
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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 Gacoka
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