Gnaka Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gnaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5131:44,9732,859
Benin391:265,01522,836
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Gnaka (291) may also be a first name.

Gnaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnaka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻛﺎ) is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gnaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 536,820th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. Gnaka is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gnaka live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 291 people.

Gnaka is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 44,973. In The Ivory Coast Gnaka is most prevalent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 52 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnakoa9163/
Ngnaka911/
Gnakaja832/
Ngnahka831/
Gennaka831/
Gemnaka831/
Gnako802,392/
Gnaki80966/
Gnoka80679/
Gneka80259/
Gnake8012/
Gnaky802/
Gnaca801/
Gnakou732,446/
Gnacke73255/
Gnatko73214/
Ngnako7398/
Gnakhe7339/
Gnouka7322/
Gnacko7312/
Gnauke7310/
Gnasko738/
Gnakoy736/
Gnaski735/
Ngnake732/
Gnakui732/
Gnakoi731/
Gnakoî731/
Gnakoh731/
Gnakie731/
Gnaaki731/
Ngnoka731/
Gnakoï731/
Ngnakou6752/
Gennaki6726/
Gnashko679/
Ginneka673/
Gnaucke672/
Gnojska671/
Geenakj671/

Gnaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gnaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻛﺎanyaka-

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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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  • 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 Gnaka
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