Gakuwa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gakuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gakuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gakuwa is most common in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Gakuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakuwa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Gakuwa is most numerous in: Mayuge District, where 52 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 26 percent reside and Kampala District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaikuwad | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gakuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gakuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakueva | 77 | 22 | / |
| Gakouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gagkueva | 71 | 29 | / |
| Gaykuvad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakkueva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaukuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakowe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Gökuva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gacuba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gakuvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gakube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakieva | 62 | 26 | / |
| Gokouwe | 62 | 9 | / |
| Gakuubi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gakowwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gacubay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gokuvad | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gagkoeva | 57 | 9 | / |
| Gakouvis | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gakoubou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Goikuvad | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gakhieva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gaïkoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gokowo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Gokowe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gacube | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gacubo | 50 | 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 Gakuwa
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