Gaanewe Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gaanewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaanewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Gaanewe (149) may also be a first name.

Gaanewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaanewe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaanewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaanewe is the 1,398,030th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaanewe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gaanewe is also the 754,880th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 149 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 356,432. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Gaanewe Last Name Statistics demography

Gaanewe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.86% less than the national average, earning R 71,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaainewe9319/
Ganewe92136/
Gainewe8636/
Gaanowe8617/
Gaenewe8615/
Gaanewa861/
Ganew8337/
Ghaneweh801/
Gueanewe801/
Ganewa7714/
Ganiwe777/
Ganeew776/
Genewe775/
Ganjwe775/
Ganawe772/
Ganebe771/
Ganhewa71972/
Ghannew7113/
Ganiewa718/
Genewei718/
Ganjuee717/
Nganywe712/
Gannewa711/
Gainebe711/
Ganeway711/
Ghanebe711/
Ganeeby710/
Gayneeva67182/
Gonew675/
Ganjouee674/
Gaineeva673/
Ganiw672/
Ganjw671/
Ghaneiwa671/
Ganeaway671/
Ganneeva671/
Gangeway670/
Ganiweed670/

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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 Gaanewe
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