Gikara Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gikara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gikara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gikara is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikara? popularity and diffusion
Gikara is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gikara are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gikara is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya Gikara is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 19 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 19 percent live and Laikipia County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Gikara occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Burundi, where 4 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Gikara
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