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
The surname Ganama (Bengali: গনমা, Marathi: गणामा, Oriya: ଗାନାମା) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganama is the 151,643rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,509,486 people. Ganama occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ganama live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganama is also the 206,976th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,422 people.
The surname Ganama is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,553 people, or 1 in 114,065. In Nigeria Ganama is most frequent in: Borno, where 93 percent are found, Adamawa, where 3 percent are found and Yobe, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ganama is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 39 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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- 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 Ganama
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