Gakau Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Gakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 116 | 1:398,103 | 22,333 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Gakau (16) may also be a first name.
Gakau Demographics
Gakau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakau is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakau reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gakau is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
Gakau is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 398,103. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 84 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 8 percent reside and Muranga County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Gakau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gakau
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