Gakumbi Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1341:344,62620,573
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England61:9,286,343223,652

Gakumbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gakumbi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakumbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,338,236th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. Gakumbi is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gakumbi are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 344,626. In Kenya Gakumbi is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 51 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 46 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Gakumbi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Gakumbi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngakumbi9374/
Akumbi92115/
Gakumba865,349/
Akoumbi8671/
Gacumbi8649/
Akhumbi8612/
Akumbui864/
Gakombi863/
Akunmbi861/
Akoumbio802/
Hakaumbi801/
Akumba772,031/
Akombi77345/
Akumbe77109/
Okumbi7780/
Akunbi7780/
Ngoukumbi751/
Ngohkumbi751/
Akoumba712,881/
Gakombe71156/
Akhumba7151/
Akoumbe7112/
Akumbeu7111/
Gokombi715/
Akuimba714/
Okoumbi714/
Gacumba713/
Akhunbi711/
Akumbhe711/
Akunmba711/
Akaumba711/
Akombie711/
Akounbi711/
Gokumba711/
Ngoukoumbi711/
Akumboa711/
Akumbey711/
Akomboi711/
Akkumba711/
Hakumba711/
Akeumba711/
Gakomba711/
Ngokumbe67137/
Gokoumba674/
Hakaumba673/
Haukumbe671/
Akhumbay671/
Gascumbe670/

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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 Gakumbi
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