Ghaka Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Ghaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ghaka (152) may also be a first name.
Ghaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghaka (Hindi: घका) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,581,912th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Ghaka reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 152 people.
The last name Ghaka is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon Ghaka is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent live, West Region, where 15 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and India, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaka in the Hindi language | ||
| घका | ghaka | - |
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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 Ghaka
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