Gaqa Surname

257,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5171:35,7144,579
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Gaqa Last Name Facts

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

Gaqa is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gaqa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaqa? popularity and diffusion

Gaqa is the 257,579th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,766,217 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaqa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,517 people, or 1 in 35,714. In South Africa Gaqa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Gaqa Last Name Statistics demography

Gaqa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.17% less than the national average, earning R 146,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaqha8928/
Gaqad8926/
Ghaqa893/
Gaqai892/
Gasqa891/
Ghaqat801/
Gasqay801/
Gaca755,172/
Gaka75621/
Goqa75378/
Gaqo7578/
Geqa751/
Gaiquad7314/
Gacquea731/
Gasca6734,173/
Ngaka676,837/
Gacad672,368/
Gazca672,113/
Gaika67827/
Kgaka67635/
Gacea67249/
Gayka67173/
Gauca67132/
Ghaka67129/
Gakau67121/
Gacau67111/
Ngaca67106/
Gaica67102/
Gauka6795/
Gakka6770/
Gacay6765/
Gaška6758/
Ghaca6743/
Gacas6739/
Gakai6737/
Gaeka6737/
Gokaa6734/
Gadca6734/
Gacaj6716/
Goqaj6713/
Gakad6712/
Gaako6710/
Gakah679/
Gaqos678/
Gajka677/
Gacap677/
Gaaka676/
Gakaj676/
Gajca676/
Gaşca675/
Gakay675/
Gakha675/
Gakea674/
Gaaco674/
Gagka674/
Gacca673/
Gakaa673/
Gaeca672/
Gacai672/
Gazka672/
Gatca672/
Gayca672/
Gacat671/
Gacìa671/
Gaßka671/
Gaquo671/
G'Aqo671/
Gahka671/
Gakap671/
Gakga671/
Gakoa671/
Gacah671/
Gaaca671/
Gaïka671/
Hgaka671/

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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 Gaqa
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