Gnaka Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Gnaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 513 | 1:44,973 | 2,859 |
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnakoa | 91 | 63 | / |
| Ngnaka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gnakaja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngnahka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gennaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gemnaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnako | 80 | 2,392 | / |
| Gnaki | 80 | 966 | / |
| Gnoka | 80 | 679 | / |
| Gneka | 80 | 259 | / |
| Gnake | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gnaky | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnaca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnakou | 73 | 2,446 | / |
| Gnacke | 73 | 255 | / |
| Gnatko | 73 | 214 | / |
| Ngnako | 73 | 98 | / |
| Gnakhe | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gnouka | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gnacko | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gnauke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gnasko | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gnakoy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gnaski | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngnake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnakui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnakoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnakoî | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnakoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnakie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnaaki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnakoï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gennaki | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gnashko | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ginneka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gnaucke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnojska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geenakj | 67 | 1 | / |
Gnaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gnaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻛﺎ | anyaka | - |
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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 Gnaka
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