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
The last name Gakiu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakiu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Gakiu are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gakiu is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West New Britain, where 92 percent reside, East New Britain, where 6 percent reside and Morobe, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
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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