Ganao Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Ganao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 534 | 1:35,940 | 1,978 |
| Philippines | 348 | 1:290,914 | 41,719 |
| Congo | 88 | 1:56,694 | 5,065 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Gañao (1) are calculated separately.
Ganao (81) may also be a first name.
Ganao Demographics
Average Ganao Salary in
United States
$30,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ganao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganao (Arabic: غانيو, Marathi: गानू) is found most in Niger. It can also occur as a variant: Gañao. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 346,158th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ganao live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 35,940. In Niger Ganao is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 61 percent live, Maradi Region, where 38 percent live and Agadez Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Niger this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and The Congo, where 8 percent live.
Ganao Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ganao surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Ganao earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.29% less than the national average, earning $30,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganao in the Marathi language | ||
| गानू | ganu | - |
| Ganao in the Arabic language | ||
| غانيو | ghanyw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ganao
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