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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ganaka are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganaka is also the 677,199th most common first name at a global level, held by 181 people.
Ganaka is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 28 percent reside, Bauchi, where 27 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
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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