Gakara Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Gakara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 225 | 1:173,508 | 14,645 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gakara (34) may also be a first name.
Gakara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakara (Hindi: गकरा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gakara is the 876,631st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gakara live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gakara is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 34 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 173,508. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kisoro District, where 67 percent reside, Kampala District, where 12 percent reside and Mubende District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakara in the Hindi language | ||
| गकरा | gakara | - |
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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 Gakara
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