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 surname Gekonde is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gekonde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gekonde is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gekonde are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 109 people.

The surname Gekonde is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 244,338. In Kenya Gekonde is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 95 percent live, Nakuru County, where 2 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Gekonde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gekonde surname is predominantly 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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