Getakwa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Getakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Getakwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya771:599,73928,092
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Getakwa Demographics

Getakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Getakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Getakwa is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Getakwa is the 2,152,526th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Getakwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Getakwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 95 percent live and Kisii County, where 5 percent live.

Getakwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Getakwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setakwa861/
Gatakwa861/
Githakwa80176/
Gotekwa71122/
Sitakwa71108/
Setagwa7118/
Gotokwa7118/
Setakua713/
Zetagwa711/
Sethokwa674/
Gataigwa671/
Ngitokwa671/
Sethokgwa6339/
Gategwa579/
Gitegwa574/
Gatagua571/
Sitagwa571/
Sethogwa535/
Gitangua534/
Gategwah532/
Jitagwai531/
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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 Getakwa
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