Gakenia Surname
Approximately 2,485 people bear this surname
Gakenia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,480 | 1:18,621 | 2,199 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Gakenia (424) may also be a first name.
Gakenia Demographics
Gakenia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakeniah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akenia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Akhenia | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gacenia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gakenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akenias | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngakenya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gachenia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akenya | 77 | 250 | / |
| Okenia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akenja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akinia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Acenia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ha'akenia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gakinya | 71 | 1,149 | / |
| Goshkeinia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gakanya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Geconia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gakonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hacenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiniha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okengia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eukenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akkenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gachenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akinayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gachenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakenios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakenyas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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