Gakoy Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Gakoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gakoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakoy occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gakoy.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gakoy is the 2,312,869th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Gakoy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakoy live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 479,800. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 90 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 8 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gakoy
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