Gakua Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gakua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gakua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gakua is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gakua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakua? popularity and diffusion
Gakua is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakua live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Gakua is most common in: Muranga County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Gakua
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