Gioko Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gioko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gioko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3951:116,9119,859
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gioko (109) may also be a first name.

Gioko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gioko occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gioko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 713,660th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gioko reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gioko is also the 900,062nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 109 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 116,911. In Kenya Gioko is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 26 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Gioko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giok895,515/
Ghiko807/
Agiok806/
Ngiok802/
Gik75308/
Iok7545/
Gaik673,773/
Goik671,191/
Goyk6768/
Ghik6725/
Gojk675/
Gikh675/
Hgik673/
Iock673/
Giqk672/
Gikk672/
Jgik671/
Gihk671/
Gikg671/
Gikq671/
Iokq671/

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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 Gioko
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