Gaka Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Gaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| Philippines | 107 | 1:946,152 | 83,691 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Gáka (4) are calculated separately.
Gaka (152) may also be a first name.
Gaka Demographics
Average Gaka Salary in
South Africa
R 36,036
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaka (Hindi: गका, Oriya: ଗକା, Russian: Гака) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gáka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 523,160th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gaka reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gaka is also the 746,252nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 152 people.
The surname Gaka is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe Gaka is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 13 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Gaka occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.
Gaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaka last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gaka Last Name Statistics demography
Gaka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.84% less than the national average, earning R 36,036 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗକା | gaka | - |
| Gaka in the Hindi language | ||
| गका | gaka | 81.48 |
| ग्ाक | gaka | 14.81 |
| गक | gaka | 3.7 |
| Gaka in the Russian language | ||
| Гака | gaka | - |
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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
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- 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 Gaka
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