Gakinya Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1331:40,7594,273
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gakinya (231) may also be a first name.

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 may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gakinya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakinya? popularity and diffusion

Gakinya is the 324,225th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakinya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 590,311th most common first name in the world It is held by 231 people.

The surname Gakinya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,133 people, or 1 in 40,759. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 19 percent are found, Muranga County, where 16 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gakinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akinya92763/
Gacinya8648/
Gakinyo869/
Gakenya862/
Gakinja861/
Akhinya861/
Akainyah80438/
Ngakenya809/
Gachinya803/
Akinayia801/
Akinyo77544/
Akenya77250/
Okinya77221/
Akinja7720/
Akinia773/
Gaichenya7511/
Gaychinya754/
Ackainyah751/
Gakenia712,485/
Okeinya7125/
Okoinya7113/
Akinjau712/
Okienya712/
Okainya712/
Akainja711/
Akiniha711/
Akinyoo711/
Akkenya711/
Akeenya711/
Hakkenya672/
Gachenya671/
Achinyaa671/
Gakeniah671/
Okoinyah671/
Hachinya671/
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
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  • 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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