Gankama Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Gankama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 623 | 1:8,008 | 1,186 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Gankama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gankama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gankama occurs more in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gankama.
How Common Is The Last Name Gankama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gankama is the 518,137th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gankama live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gankama is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 8,008. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 58 percent live, Plateaux Department, where 38 percent live and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 2 percent live. Outside of The Congo Gankama is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Senegal, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngankama | 93 | 1,463 | / |
| Gankamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ankama | 92 | 2,171 | / |
| Ngankamma | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ngankamai | 88 | 1 | / |
| N'Gankama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ankamah | 86 | 12,293 | / |
| Ankamma | 86 | 2,139 | / |
| Ankamaa | 86 | 486 | / |
| Gankema | 86 | 393 | / |
| Ankamat | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hankama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ankaama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ankeama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ankamas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngankhamai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngankami | 80 | 32 | / |
| Angkamat | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ankaamma | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ankkamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngonkama | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ankamaah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghankami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eankamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ankhamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ankoma | 77 | 1,103 | / |
| Ancama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ankamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angkhamat | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hankhatma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ankomah | 71 | 28,831 | / |
| Ankouma | 71 | 707 | / |
| Honkama | 71 | 65 | / |
| Ankhoma | 71 | 59 | / |
| Gonkame | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ankamod | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ankomaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hankamo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hankoma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ankomau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onkamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gankomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anqamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anccama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankoima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonkoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonkami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onkamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gomkama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ancamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angkamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honkamaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hangkamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onkhamma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngonkami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngonqama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ainkomah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amgkamat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankomaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoncama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankoumah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankohmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonkamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angcamat | 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
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- 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 Gankama
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