Gamanya Surname

285,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gamanya Surname User-submission:

The Gamanya surname means 'staple food of the country mealie meal'.

Gamanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2961:11,9121,565
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Gamanya (43) may also be a first name.

Gamanya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gamanya surname means 'staple food of the country mealie meal'.

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Gamanya Last Name Facts

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

Gamanya (Hindi: गमन्या, Marathi: गमन्या) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gamanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamanya? popularity and diffusion

Gamanya is the 285,960th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gamanya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gamanya is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Gamanya is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,296 people, or 1 in 11,912. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 25 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Gamanya exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamanya93110/
Gamanyah931/
Amanya9215,215/
Gahamanya883/
Kgamanyea882/
Hamanya8642/
Aimanya866/
Amannya865/
Amaanya863/
Amanyah862/
Gamanha862/
Gamania862/
Aumanya861/
Ammanya861/
Aamanya861/
Amamnya861/
Ngamania8042/
Ngamonya8034/
Ngomanya805/
Ngamanja801/
Hamaanya801/
Amanyoha801/
Hammanya801/
Amanyo772,331/
Amania771,377/
Omanya77841/
Amagna77509/
Amonya77148/
Amanea7722/
Amanha7711/
Amanja776/
Atmania71688/
Amaniah71280/
Gamanho7198/
Asmania7194/
Omaanya7186/
Homanya7152/
Amangea7121/
Amagnau7119/
Amanyoh7115/
Amagnia7115/
Hamania7111/
Gomagna7110/
Aimania716/
Hamanja716/
Omeanya715/
Hamanyo715/
Amanyazowa714/
Ameanea714/
Amounya714/
Ahmania714/
Amanias713/
Aymania713/
Amaniaz712/
Amaneha712/
Gamanio712/
Amanjah712/
Amangna712/
Gomanja711/
Amagnaa711/
Eamania711/
Ajmania711/
Amainyo711/
Amangia711/
Amaniha711/
Hamonya711/
Amanjas711/
Omainya711/
Hamanea711/
Athmania67492/
Amaña67326/
Aimaniah677/
Amanyoyi674/
Amanyoie674/
Homanyat674/
Hamaniha671/
Outmanya671/
Amonyaou671/
Amahagna671/
Amanioyi671/
Ahamonya671/
Attmania671/

Gamanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamanya in the Hindi language
गमन्याgaman'ya-
Gamanya in the Marathi language
गमन्याgaman'ya50
गमण्याgamanya40
गण्याganya10

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