Gukira Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gukira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gukira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gukira (11) may also be a first name.

Gukira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gukira has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gukira? popularity and diffusion

Gukira is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gukira is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gukira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gukira is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Gukira is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukira918/
Gukhitra861/
Oukira83137/
Gukura8367/
Ukirah8314/
Gokira8313/
Ukiera831/
Ukkira831/
Oukhira77368/
Gukhura77268/
Giquira7725/
Hukiray778/
Gukurra776/
Uzkiray773/
Ukhirah771/
Ukuirau771/
Okira73539/
Ukera7325/
Ukiro7323/
Ucira737/
Oukheira71208/
Gokhiray714/
Ukairoha712/
Hukairay711/
Ukairo67925/
Gikera67473/
Gikura67265/
Gokiri67110/
Uceira6797/
Okhira6773/
Gokera6742/
Ukkera6723/
Hokira6720/
Uchira6715/
Okaira6712/
Okiera676/
Gikiro676/
Okirai674/
Gucire673/
Okoira672/
Aukera672/
Ukeera671/
Ukerra671/
Ukeray671/
Uicira671/
Okirau671/
Okuira671/
Ukhera671/
Ukhiro671/

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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 Gukira
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