Gakho Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Gakho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 37 | 1:110,672 | 6,692 |
| Senegal | 30 | 1:485,978 | 2,132 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Gakho (11) may also be a first name.
Gakho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakho (Georgian: გახო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻗﻮ, Hindi: गखो, Russian: Гахо) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakho? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakho live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Gakho is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 110,672. In Mauritania Gakho is most prevalent in: Guidimagha Region, where 97 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 44 percent reside and South Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakho in the Georgian language | ||
| გახო | gakho | - |
| Gakho in the Hindi language | ||
| गखो | gakho | - |
| Gakho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻗﻮ | kaqw | 37.5 |
| ﻛﺎﻛﻮ | kakw | 37.5 |
| ﻛﺎﺧﻮ | kakhw | 12.5 |
| ﻗﺎﻛﻮ | qakw | 12.5 |
| Gakho in the Russian language | ||
| Гахо | gaho | - |
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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
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- 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 Gakho
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