Gakungu Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Gakungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 173 | 1:266,936 | 17,720 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Gakungu (15) may also be a first name.
Gakungu Demographics
Gakungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gakungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakungu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gakungu is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name Gakungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakungu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Gakungu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 266,936. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 49 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 30 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 2 percent reside and Turkey, where 1 percent reside.
Gakungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakung'u | 93 | 9 | / |
| Akungu | 92 | 552 | / |
| Gakunu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Akhungu | 86 | 513 | / |
| Gakongu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gacungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hakungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akunu | 83 | 838 | / |
| Hakaungu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Akoungou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akusingu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okungu | 77 | 2,399 | / |
| Acungu | 77 | 360 | / |
| Akunut | 77 | 170 | / |
| Akaunu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Gacugu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Akongu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Aykunu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Aukunu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aakunu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akhunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gacunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngakounou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngakougou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akounou | 71 | 531 | / |
| Akongou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okhungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akhunui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghakoughut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okunu | 67 | 401 | / |
| Acunu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Akounnou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okoungou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hakounou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gokounou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okusengu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akougnou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gakungu
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