Gakiza Surname
Approximately 10,052 people bear this surname
Gakiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 9,870 | 1:993 | 278 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gakiza (37) may also be a first name.
Gakiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakiza is held by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gakiza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakiza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,008th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 724,985 people. The surname Gakiza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakiza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 37 people.
The surname Gakiza is most numerous in Burundi, where it is held by 9,870 people, or 1 in 993. Aside from Burundi this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngakiza | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gakizza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akiza | 91 | 825 | / |
| Gakaidza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hakiza | 83 | 16,977 | / |
| Akhiza | 83 | 18 | / |
| Akaiza | 83 | 9 | / |
| Akizza | 83 | 9 | / |
| Akkiza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akizaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akihza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akieza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akioza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akizai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaciza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eakiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aikiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakeza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakizi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hakizza | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gakidja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akhizai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhizad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakaiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakizai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakizah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakhija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akeza | 73 | 7,493 | / |
| Akisa | 73 | 5,377 | / |
| Akica | 73 | 297 | / |
| Aciza | 73 | 251 | / |
| Akija | 73 | 68 | / |
| Okiza | 73 | 25 | / |
| Haikaiza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Akhirzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakoitsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachidza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achiza | 67 | 818 | / |
| Akisah | 67 | 141 | / |
| Akisai | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gaqisa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gakesa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Aukija | 67 | 30 | / |
| Akizou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hakizo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akyoza | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hakija | 67 | 18 | / |
| Acizza | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakisa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akaija | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akezah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akisap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gekisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akkisa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akiesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aquiza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ackeza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Acuiza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akhija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akezia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeeza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqizah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okizza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaqeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gacuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akheza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqizat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akijaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akidja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokisa | 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 Gakiza
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