Gunkeya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gunkeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gunkeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunkeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunkeya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunkeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunkeya is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gunkeya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 67 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 13 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunkey | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gunkaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gunkeye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gunkoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunkiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Unkey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Guncea | 77 | 30 | / |
| Ungkey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hunkey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onkeya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gunkai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonkey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunkee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Günkaya | 71 | 487 | / |
| Hungkea | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ungkaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gonkiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gauncea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ounkoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gunceyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hunkeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gunkaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gouncey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haunkey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Unkai | 67 | 170 | / |
| Unkay | 67 | 78 | / |
| Onkey | 67 | 32 | / |
| Unkau | 67 | 26 | / |
| Unkie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guncahya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Unkoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unkoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unkae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngounkeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gounkoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounkeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunkaitė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gunkeya
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