Gakma Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gakma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697

Gakma (40) may also be a first name.

Gakma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gakma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gakma is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Gakma is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Gakma are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gakma is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 85 percent live, National Capital District, where 13 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakmai9116/
Ghakma911/
Gaskma911/
Akma891,464/
Gaikema83114/
Gaykema8378/
Akmah80161/
Gekma8066/
Hakma8061/
Gakme8036/
Akhma8033/
Akmay8028/
Akmma8010/
Akmai8010/
Akmau809/
Aikma808/
Akmaa802/
Gakmo801/
Ahkma801/
Eakma801/
Akmha801/
Atkma801/
Akmea801/
Askma801/
Gaaikema7761/
Gaijkema7712/
Aikema731,441/
Haakma73432/
Ngakmi7349/
Hakmah7324/
Eakmas737/
Gokmai734/
Aikmay733/
Akhmay732/
Akkmma732/
Akkhma732/
Gokmas731/
Eakema731/
Akhmaa731/
Akmads731/
Gakmeh731/
Hakhma731/
Hakmas731/
Gockma730/
Acma671,634/
Haakmat67349/
Okma67217/
Akmo6738/
Aqma6737/
Ngokmai677/
Gaikeme677/
Ahakmad677/
Aikhmad674/
Aikemai674/
Akhmais672/
Ahkhmat671/
Akhmaij671/
Ghakmui671/
Akkmmaa671/
Ahakmat671/

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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 Gakma
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