Abdul-Ganiyu Surname
Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname
Abdul-Ganiyu Surname
For the meaning of this name, see: Abdul.
The meaning of this surname is not listed.
Abdul-Ganiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 718 | 1:246,717 | 14,287 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Abdul-Ganiyu (978) may also be a first name.
Abdul-Ganiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdul-Ganiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abdul-Ganiyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdul-Ganiyu? popularity and diffusion
Abdul-Ganiyu is the 343,860th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. Abdul-Ganiyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdul-Ganiyu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdul-Ganiyu is also the 257,637th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 978 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 246,717. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 28 percent live, Kwara, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 32 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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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 Abdul-Ganiyu
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