Ganafa Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Ganafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 628 | 1:62,164 | 7,146 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Ganafa (22) may also be a first name.
Ganafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganafa (Marathi: गणफा) is most common in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ganafa is the 518,137th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganafa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ganafa is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 62,164. In Uganda Ganafa is most common in: Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found, Kampala District, where 9 percent are found and Mubende District, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Ganafa is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganafa in the Marathi language | ||
| गणफा | ganapha | - |
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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 Ganafa
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