Ganama Surname
Approximately 2,904 people bear this surname
Ganama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,553 | 1:114,065 | 7,568 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,134 | 1:16,184 | 1,230 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ganama (1,422) may also be a first name.
Ganama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganama (Bengali: গনমা, Marathi: गणामा, Oriya: ଗାନାମା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ganama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganama is the 151,643rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,509,486 people. The surname Ganama is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ganama are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganama is also the 206,976th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,422 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,553 people, or 1 in 114,065. In Nigeria Ganama is mostly found in: Borno, where 93 percent live, Adamawa, where 3 percent live and Yobe, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 39 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganama in the Bengali language | ||
| গনমা | ganama | 50 |
| গানামা | ganama | 50 |
| Ganama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାନାମା | ganama | 50 |
| ଗନାମା | ganama | 33.33 |
| ଗାଣାମା | ganama | 8.33 |
| ଗନମା | ganama | 8.33 |
| Ganama in the Marathi language | ||
| गणामा | ganama | 46.15 |
| गनामा | ganama | 34.62 |
| गणमा | ganama | 15.38 |
| गाणमा | ganama | 3.85 |
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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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