Garkoya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Garkoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Garkoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garkoya occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Garkoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Garkoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Garkoya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Garkoya is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Plateau-Central Region, where 33 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garkouya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Arkoya | 92 | 46 | / |
| Garkiya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Arkoyah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gorkoya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Arkouya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arkoy | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gorkoyah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gaurkiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gharkiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arkaya | 77 | 119 | / |
| Garcoa | 77 | 100 | / |
| Garkay | 77 | 47 | / |
| Arcoya | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gerkoy | 77 | 33 | / |
| Garkey | 77 | 27 | / |
| Arkoye | 77 | 24 | / |
| Garkoe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Garkou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Garkoi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Arkiya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Arkoyo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Garkaj | 77 | 7 | / |
| Görkoy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Garkai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gorkoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orkoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garkea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garkau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garcoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorkaya | 71 | 857 | / |
| Arıkaya | 71 | 561 | / |
| Garkaja | 71 | 53 | / |
| Garkajs | 71 | 37 | / |
| Görkaya | 71 | 31 | / |
| Garkawe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Arkiyah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Garkoji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Garkaai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Garciya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Garkiye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garkaje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garkeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorkiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngarkai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorkoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garkāja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horkoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arkayah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerkaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arkhiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garkays | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gharkey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ağırkaya | 67 | 807 | / |
| Arcoy | 67 | 386 | / |
| Arkoi | 67 | 219 | / |
| Arkey | 67 | 128 | / |
| Arkai | 67 | 71 | / |
| Arkou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Arkay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ayrıkaya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Arkoe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garkayeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Arıkkaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Arkaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Arcoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garkiiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garckija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arkaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkaiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arqoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gharkous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngarkaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkajis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourkoye | 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 Garkoya
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