Gakuu Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9341:49,4435,045
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gakuu (130) may also be a first name.

Gakuu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gakuu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakuu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 376,169th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,663,035 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gakuu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gakuu is also the 814,623rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 130 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 49,443. In Kenya Gakuu is most common in: Nyeri County, where 31 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Kiambu County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya Gakuu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gakuu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gakuu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gakuu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaku89648/
Gakou8015,834/
Ngaku80511/
Gakui80207/
Gakau80121/
Gauku8081/
Gaiku8022/
Gakeu8021/
Gakuh8021/
Ghaku8017/
Gakku8011/
Gasku808/
Gayku804/
Gaaku802/
Gagku802/
Gakup802/
Gokuu801/
Gakhu801/
Gajku801/
Gakuś801/
Kgaku801/
Gackou734,194/
Ngakou73843/
Gakahu73277/
Ngakeu73176/
Ngakui7368/
Ngaiku7327/
Nggaku7319/
Gahuku7315/
Gaukou7315/
Gagkou7310/
Gakhou736/
Gaukau736/
Ghakou732/
Hakuue732/
Gakkou732/
Ngauku732/
Ngakuh731/
Ghakhu731/
Ghakau731/
Ngaaku731/
Gheaku731/
Gakuhe731/
Gaskus730/
Goku671,641/
Haku671,020/
Gacu67587/
Gauquie67246/
Gashkus6719/
Kgakgau6717/
N'Gakeu679/
Gaikaud673/
Ngaikou672/
Ngakouh671/
Nghakou671/
Ngackou671/
Ngahaku671/
Gashkou671/
Gakuish671/
Gajkush671/
Gackhou671/
Nggaucu671/
Gaukoud671/
Gookhuu671/
Gahakud671/
Gakhous671/
Gakouth671/

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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 Gakuu
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