Gekara Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Gekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 433 | 1:106,651 | 9,185 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gekara (206) may also be a first name.
Gekara Demographics
Average Gekara Salary in
United States
$25,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gekara (Hindi: गेकरा) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gekara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 660,498th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gekara live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gekara is also the 630,600th most commonly used forename globally, held by 206 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 76 percent live, Kisii County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Gekara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gekara earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gekara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gekara in the Hindi language | ||
| गेकरा | gekara | - |
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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 Gekara
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