Throughout the world, Gakala (Gakala 
) is a very rare male first name. The given name Gakala is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name. Much more prevalently, Gakala is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gakala | Tanzania, India, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |