Gaskia Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gaskia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaskia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin121:861,30044,192
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Gaskia (13) may also be a first name.

Gaskia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaskia is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaskia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaskia is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Gaskia occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaskia are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 13 people.

Gaskia is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin Gaskia is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 92 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Not including Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaskia921/
Askia91623/
Haskia831,230/
Askiah8386/
Aiskia834/
Gieskia7727/
Aiskhia773/
Gaskioo772/
Askiaou771/
Hazskia771/
Azkia73796/
Askea73172/
Askya7324/
Askio7320/
Asqia732/
Haskja67477/
Asqiah6731/
Ashqia6715/
Askıya679/
Ashkja678/
Haskya678/
Aschia674/
Asquia673/
Axkiah673/
Ozskia671/
Oskiah671/
Asskio671/
Azzkia671/
Euskia671/

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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 Gaskia
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