Gakira Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gakira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gakira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakira is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakira? popularity and diffusion
Gakira is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gakira live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Gakira is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Gakira is primarily concentrated in: Nyandarua County, where 64 percent live, Muranga County, where 29 percent live and Machakos County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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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 Gakira
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