Gaké Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gaké Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaké Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Gake (1,738) are calculated separately.

Gaké Last Name Facts

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

Gaké is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gake. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaké? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaké are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and Togo, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gake921,738/
Gaki751,211/
Gaka75621/
Gaky754/
Gakj753/
Gacé752/
Goké751/
Gakii6729,466/
Gayke6715,485/
Ngake672,678/
Gaika67827/
Kgaka67635/
Gaike67430/
Ngaki67410/
Gacke67379/
Gakio67268/
Kgake67231/
Gakui67207/
Gayki67187/
Gaiki67180/
Gayka67173/
Ghaka67129/
Gakoi6797/
Gauka6795/
Gaaki6780/
Gakey6773/
Gazke6772/
Gakka6770/
Gakoy6768/
Gakie6753/
Gauke6749/
Gakee6741/
Gakhe6738/
Gakai6737/
Ghake6736/
Gakhi6723/
Gakeu6721/
Gakke6719/
Ghaki6718/
Gajke678/
Gajka677/
Gaaka676/
Gakaj676/
Gakay675/
Gakha675/
Gaket675/
Gaked675/
Gagka674/
Gakea674/
Gakei673/
Gakaa673/
Gakoj673/
Gauki672/
Gaiky672/
Gaikj672/
Kgaki671/
Gakhy671/
Gakki671/
Gakih671/
Gaïka671/
Gakyi671/
Gakgi671/
Hgaka671/
Gakoa671/
Gajki671/
Gagki671/
Gacés671/
Gaïky671/
Gaake671/
Gazky670/
Gatky670/

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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 Gaké
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