Gana-Gana Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gana-Gana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gana-Gana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gana-Gana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gana-Gana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gana-Gana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gana-Gana are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Besides South Africa Gana-Gana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 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 Gana-Gana
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