Ganaou Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
Ganaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,973 | 1:9,727 | 742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ganaou (174) may also be a first name.
Ganaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganaou is most common in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,270th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganaou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 692,220th most common first name globally It is held by 174 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 1,973 people, or 1 in 9,727. In Niger Ganaou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 49 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 48 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Ganaou
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