Gamuka Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Gamuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gamuka (10) may also be a first name.
Gamuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamuka is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gamuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 641,055th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamuka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 10 people.
The surname Gamuka is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Besides Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Gamuka
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