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 last name Ganaku (Hindi: गनकू, Marathi: गानकु) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ganaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganaku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganaku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Ganaku is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Barring Ghana Ganaku is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

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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