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
The last name Gaka (Hindi: गका, Oriya: ଗକା, Russian: Гака) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Gáka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaka is the 523,160th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gaka are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gaka is also the 746,252nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 152 people.
The surname Gaka is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe Gaka is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent live, Midlands Province, where 13 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.
Gaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaka
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