Gakaya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakaya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakaya? popularity and diffusion
Gakaya is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Gakaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakaya live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Gakaya is primarily found in: Mombasa County, where 67 percent are found, Kwale County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Gakaya
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