Gilako Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gilako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gilako (6) may also be a first name.
Gilako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilako (Hindi: गिलको) is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Gilako occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gilako live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 6 people.
Gilako is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Gilako is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent live and Tabora Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilako in the Hindi language | ||
| गिलको | gilako | - |
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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 Gilako
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