Gakaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakaye is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gakaye is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gakaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakaye reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 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 Gakaye
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