Gakenia Surname

172,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakenia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakenia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,4801:18,6212,199
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Gakenia (424) may also be a first name.

Gakenia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gakenia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gakenia occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakenia? popularity and diffusion

Gakenia is the 172,986th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,932,614 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakenia reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gakenia is also the 417,166th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 424 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,480 people, or 1 in 18,621. In Kenya Gakenia is most common in: Meru County, where 40 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 0 percent reside.

Gakenia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gakenia surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakeniah931/
Akenia923/
Akhenia8611/
Gacenia867/
Gakenya862/
Akenias861/
Ngakenya809/
Gachenia802/
Akenya77250/
Okenia7718/
Akenja775/
Akinia773/
Acenia772/
Akenha771/
Ha'akenia751/
Gakinya711,149/
Goshkeinia7114/
Gakanya7114/
Geconia712/
Gakonja711/
Akeenya711/
Hacenia711/
Gakinja711/
Akiniha711/
Gokania711/
Hakenio711/
Okeania711/
Okengia711/
Eukenia711/
Akkenya711/
Hakkenya672/
Gachenya671/
Akinayia671/
Gachenja671/
Hakenios671/
Hakenyas670/

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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 Gakenia
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