Gahlana Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gahlana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gahlana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahlana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahlana is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahlana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Gahlana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahlana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Gahlana is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 13 percent live and Midlands Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 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 Gahlana
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