Gakwaya Surname
Approximately 19,112 people bear this surname
Gakwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 18,915 | 1:601 | 128 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gakwaya (48) may also be a first name.
Gakwaya Demographics
Average Gakwaya Salary in
United States
$26,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gakwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakwaya is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakwaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,130th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 381,307 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gakwaya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gakwaya is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 18,915 people, or 1 in 601. Apart from Rwanda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Gakwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gakwaya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning $36,178 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakwaaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ghakwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gakuaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngakweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaykwayd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gakwai | 77 | 22 | / |
| Gakwea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gagway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gangway | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ngakwey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gagwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaykwae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gatkuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakwiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngankwey | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gangwaja | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngakweyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaikwead | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaikwaid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngacwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaykwaid | 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 Gakwaya
- 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