Gwakisa Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Gwakisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,958 | 1:27,039 | 3,265 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Gwakisa (6,778) may also be a first name.
Gwakisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwakisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwakisa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwakisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwakisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,468th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,716,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwakisa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,233rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,778 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,958 people, or 1 in 27,039. In Tanzania Gwakisa is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 69 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Gwakisa is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gwakisa
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