Gakinya Surname
Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname
Gakinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,133 | 1:40,759 | 4,273 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gakinya (231) may also be a first name.
Gakinya Demographics
Gakinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gakinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gakinya is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gakinya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gakinya is the 324,225th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakinya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gakinya is also the 590,311th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 231 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,133 people, or 1 in 40,759. In Kenya Gakinya is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 19 percent live, Muranga County, where 16 percent live and Nakuru County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Gakinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gakinya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gakinya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akinya | 92 | 763 | / |
| Gacinya | 86 | 48 | / |
| Gakinyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gakenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gakinja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akhinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akainyah | 80 | 438 | / |
| Ngakenya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gachinya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akinayia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akinyo | 77 | 544 | / |
| Akenya | 77 | 250 | / |
| Okinya | 77 | 221 | / |
| Akinja | 77 | 20 | / |
| Akinia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gaichenya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gaychinya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ackainyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gakenia | 71 | 2,485 | / |
| Okeinya | 71 | 25 | / |
| Okoinya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Akinjau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okienya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okainya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akainja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiniha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinyoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akkenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gachenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achinyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakeniah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoinyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hachinya | 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 Gakinya
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