Gakwa Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gakwa Last Name Facts

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

Gakwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakwa? popularity and diffusion

Gakwa is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Gakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakwa reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya Gakwa is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 77 percent live, Kiambu County, where 19 percent live and Laikipia County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya Gakwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Gakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Gakwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.41% less than the national average, earning R 94,080 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 Gakwa
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