Gakobo Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7481:61,7386,020
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gakobo (138) may also be a first name.

Gakobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gakobo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gakobo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gakobo is the 451,630th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakobo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 138 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 61,738. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 43 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside and Mozambique, where 0 percent reside.

Gakobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakoboh921/
Akobo911,028/
Gakoubou861/
Akoubo8342/
Akoboh835/
Akoboi835/
Gacobo834/
Gekobo834/
Gakovo833/
Akhobo833/
Gakoba833/
Gokobo832/
Aukobo832/
Hakobo831/
Akoibo831/
Akoboa831/
Akobod831/
Akobot831/
Akobou831/
Gaïkoubou801/
Ngakoubou801/
Akoubou7764/
Ngakabo7721/
Aitkobo7710/
Akoiboi779/
Gakobga774/
Akhoboh771/
Akoibou771/
Ngokobo771/
Gakouba771/
Akouboi771/
Akoubuo771/
Akoboss771/
Akobout771/
Ngacobo771/
Okobo731,327/
Akabo73999/
Acobo73820/
Akoba73437/
Ashkobos7138/
Gaykovoy7122/
Ngakouba719/
Aikhoboh719/
Gaikovoi712/
Akhobhoa711/
Akhoubou711/
Aikoubou711/
Gaskouba711/
Gakuba6715,995/
Okoboi673,255/
Akouba67675/
Akaabo67664/
Akabou67234/
Okoboh67225/
Okoubo67129/
Akaboh67118/
Okoobo67100/
Okoboa6770/
Gacoba6737/
Akobah6736/
Gokovo6726/
Acoubo6711/
Ackabo679/
Akabot679/
Okosbo678/
Akaboa676/
Akabop674/
Akooba674/
Akhoba673/
Akaboy673/
Okoboy673/
Okobot672/
Okhobo672/
Agcobo672/
Hacobo672/
Okuobo672/
Hakoba672/
Okobuo671/
Ajcobo671/
Adkabo671/
Ogcobo671/
Acoboa671/
Akaboi671/
Akoiba671/
Akoovo671/
Akompo671/
Gacubo671/
Okoibo671/
Okobou671/
Akobad671/
Akuoba671/
Aikoba671/
Akabod671/
Ocgabo671/
Goukoubou671/
Gokoba671/

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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 Gakobo
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