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 is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakobo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 451,630th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 138 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 61,738. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 43 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kenya Gakobo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

Gakobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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