Ganafi Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Ganafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
Ganafi (24) may also be a first name.
Ganafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganafi is most common in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ganafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ganafi live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
Ganafi is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger Ganafi is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 53 percent live, Maradi Region, where 44 percent live and Agadez Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 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
- 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 Ganafi
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