Gakiu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Gakiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gakiu (25) may also be a first name.
Gakiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakiu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gakiu is the 2,372,517th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Gakiu reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gakiu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Gakiu is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 92 percent are found, East New Britain, where 6 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Gakiu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakiou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Akiu | 89 | 315 | / |
| Hakiu | 80 | 108 | / |
| Akiou | 80 | 58 | / |
| Akiju | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akieu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akihu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ahkiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akkiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akuiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gakyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akoiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akiut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aakiou | 73 | 138 | / |
| Haikiu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Gachiu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Akchiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akiaou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akhiou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gakuyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hakiju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atkius | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akieju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agkiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukius | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hackius | 67 | 85 | / |
| Akyu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Okiu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gakkoju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gacioui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Askiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhujiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahkijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahkeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajkoju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gakiu
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