Gekura Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Gekura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 171 | 1:309,600 | 23,673 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
Gekura (71) may also be a first name.
Gekura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gekura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gekura is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,101,507th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gekura reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gekura is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 71 people.
The surname Gekura is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 92 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Gekura exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent are found.
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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 Gekura
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