Gataka Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Gataka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gataka (101) may also be a first name.
Gataka Demographics
Gataka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gataka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gataka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gataka (Hindi: गटका, Marathi: गटका, Oriya: ଗଟକା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gataka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gataka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 101 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya Gataka is most common in: Muranga County, where 74 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Gataka occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Gataka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gataka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gataka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଟକା | gataka | - |
| Gataka in the Hindi language | ||
| गटका | gataka | 98.18 |
| गटाका | gataka | 1.82 |
| Gataka in the Marathi language | ||
| गटका | gataka | 66.67 |
| गतका | gataka | 33.33 |
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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 Gataka
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