Gakunga Surname
Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname
Gakunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,314 | 1:35,145 | 3,809 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Gakunga (303) may also be a first name.
Gakunga Demographics
Average Gakunga Salary in
United States
$74,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gakunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gakunga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakunga? popularity and diffusion
Gakunga is the 287,362nd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,454,750 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakunga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 505,965th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 303 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,314 people, or 1 in 35,145. In Kenya Gakunga is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent live, Nakuru County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Gakunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gakunga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gakunga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.
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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 Gakunga
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