Gakana Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Gakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 69 | 1:72,306 | 6,384 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Gakana (28) may also be a first name.
Gakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakana (Oriya: ଗକନା) occurs in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gakana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,736,881st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Gakana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gakana reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 28 people.
The last name Gakana is most frequent in The Congo, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 72,306. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗକନା | gakana | - |
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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 Gakana
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