Gakai Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gakai (11) may also be a first name.
Gakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakai (Hindi: गकाई) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gakai reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
The surname Gakai is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Gakai is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 86 percent are found and North Region, where 14 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakai in the Hindi language | ||
| गकाई | gaka'i | - |
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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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- 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 Gakai
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