Gashagaza Surname
Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname
Gashagaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gashagaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gashagaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gashagaza is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gashagaza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashagaza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gashagaza is the 171,573rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,904,562 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashagaza reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gashagaza is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Outside of Rwanda Gashagaza occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gashagazo | 89 | 6 | / |
| Gazagaza | 82 | 22 | / |
| Gasagazi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gassagassa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Asagaysay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qashqaghz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashawkasaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshaygoshay | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ghasaghase | 53 | 122 | / |
| Gousagousia | 50 | 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
- 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 Gashagaza
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