Ganaku Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ganaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ganaku (46) may also be a first name.

Ganaku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganaku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ganaku (Hindi: गनकू, Marathi: गानकु) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ganaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ganaku is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganaku reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Not including Ghana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gainaku9219/
Ghanaku925/
Ganakui921/
Anaku91950/
Gainakou868/
Ghanakau861/
Gannakou861/
Gaynakou861/
Anakhu83184/
Ganeku8362/
Anakou8345/
Anakeu8342/
Hanaku8337/
Angaku8311/
Ajnaku839/
Anakau837/
Anazku835/
Ainaku835/
Aanaku834/
Genaku833/
Annaku833/
Anakuy832/
Anakku831/
Anaaku831/
Ghaynakou801/
Ainakhu7739/
Hanhaku7717/
Hanakou7713/
Gonakup775/
Ahanaku775/
Anakuha773/
Ainakut772/
Anakout771/
Annakou771/
Asnakeu771/
Aasnaku771/
Annakhu771/
Hanaaku771/
Anoku73250/
Onaku73110/
Anacu7313/
Hannakou7110/
Gonnakeu711/
Ahaneaku711/
Goynakau711/
Hanakaus711/
Hannakus710/
Angoku67692/
Anokou6787/
Onakau6727/
Hanoku6715/
Anouku677/
Hainnakou677/
Oneaku675/
Anooku674/
Aanoku674/
Anokuu673/
Geneku673/
Anuoku672/
Ainoku672/
Anokui671/
Annakouss671/
Anokuy671/
Anokeu671/
Anokux671/
Gueinakou671/
Anazcu671/

Ganaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganaku in the Hindi language
गनकूganaku-
Ganaku in the Marathi language
गानकुganaku-

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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 Ganaku
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