Gakunya Surname
3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Gakunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 40 | 1:1,154,498 | 35,000 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akunya | 92 | 53 | / |
| Gakonya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akhunya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akunnya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akounya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akunyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akunaiya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akonya | 77 | 991 | / |
| Akunyo | 77 | 721 | / |
| Okunya | 77 | 646 | / |
| Akunia | 77 | 21 | / |
| Akunja | 77 | 17 | / |
| Acunya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akhonya | 71 | 2,220 | / |
| Gakonyo | 71 | 482 | / |
| Okounya | 71 | 16 | / |
| Akkonya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gokonya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Akunnia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gacunia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akunjia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gakonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akunjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akuneha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gacunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okunaiya | 67 | 185 | / |
| Akuña | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akoungna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhoonya | 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
- 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 Gakunya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis