Gaanya Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Gaanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Gaanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaanya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaanya reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Gaanya is primarily concentrated in: Mityana District, where 29 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 29 percent reside and Butambala District, where 21 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside.
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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 Gaanya
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