Gakala Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Gakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Congo | 56 | 1:89,091 | 7,544 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gakala (Hindi: गकाला) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakala? popularity and diffusion
Gakala is the 1,152,132nd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Gakala occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakala live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 98 percent live, Geita Region, where 1 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakala in the Hindi language | ||
| गकाला | gakala | - |
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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 Gakala
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