Gekonde Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gekonde Surname User-submission:

The Gekonde surname comes from a Kisii name, which means 'music lover'.

Gekonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1891:244,33816,806
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gekonde (109) may also be a first name.

Gekonde Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gekonde surname comes from a Kisii name, which means 'music lover'.

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Gekonde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gekonde is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekonde? popularity and diffusion

Gekonde is the 1,185,157th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gekonde live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Gekonde is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 109 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 244,338. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 95 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Gekonde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gekonde earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekonde921,356/
Sekonde86215/
Ekounde8657/
Ekoonde8641/
Gakonde8614/
Gokonde8614/
Gikonde863/
Ekondei862/
Ekoinde862/
Yekonde861/
Ekondey861/
Sekhonde8043/
Ekosende8021/
Yekondet804/
Djekonde802/
Eskonder801/
Sekounde801/
Guikonde801/
Ekonda771,437/
Ekande77404/
Ikonde77218/
Ekondi77210/
Ekondy7712/
Djekounde751/
Esconde714,337/
Exconde713,494/
Ekhande711,519/
Ekounda711,392/
Sikonde71503/
Seconde71267/
Sekande71200/
Ekander71142/
Sekondi71128/
Ekoundi7199/
Ekandje7181/
Ikounde7123/
Yokonde7121/
Ekkonda7118/
Ekondai7112/
Gokande7111/
Gakondi716/
Gikonda716/
Ekkondi715/
Gakande715/
Yekonda715/
Eakande714/
Ikoinde714/
Gaconde714/
Zikonde714/
Hekande714/
Gikondi713/
Yekondi712/
Aikonde712/
Yekande712/
Hekonda711/
Iskonde711/
Ceconde711/
Djekotende711/
Zekande711/
Gjkondi711/
Ekonday711/
Sikhonde672,038/
Saikonde671,544/
Yekhande67172/
Yekkonda677/
Eakhande676/
Goikonda674/
Gokhande674/
Gakhende674/
Sekoindi672/
Seiconde672/
Secondei671/
Eckounda671/
Eakkonda671/
Ekhannde671/
Gakhande671/
Ghokande671/
Yekahnde671/
Sekhande671/
Secoinde671/
Zekounda671/
Siekande671/
Sekandie671/
Gekundoa671/
Ekouhnda671/
Ekonda'a671/
Escondde671/
Eskondis671/
Djekomde671/
Secondee671/
Zikhonde671/
Secconde670/

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