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
The surname Gakara (Hindi: गकरा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 876,631st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname 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. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.
The last name Gakara is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 173,508. In Uganda it is most common in: Kisoro District, where 67 percent are found, Kampala District, where 12 percent are found and Mubende District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
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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