Ganaka Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Ganaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ganaka (181) may also be a first name.
Ganaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganaka (Hindi: गनका, Marathi: गनाका) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganaka is the 1,955,159th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Ganaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ganaka reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 677,199th most frequent first name globally, held by 181 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 28 percent live, Bauchi, where 27 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganaka in the Hindi language | ||
| गनका | ganaka | 86.67 |
| गनाका | ganaka | 6.67 |
| गणका | ganaka | 6.67 |
| Ganaka in the Marathi language | ||
| गनाका | ganaka | 66.67 |
| ्गणाका | ganaka | 16.67 |
| गणाका | ganaka | 8.33 |
| गानका | ganaka | 8.33 |
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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 Ganaka
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