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) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 151,643rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,509,486 people. The last name Ganama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ganama live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 206,976th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 1,422 people.
Ganama is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,553 people, or 1 in 114,065. In Nigeria Ganama is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 93 percent reside, Adamawa, where 3 percent reside and Yobe, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ganama occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
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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