Ganava Surname
Approximately 4,922 people bear this surname
Ganava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,560 | 1:4,555 | 548 |
| India | 344 | 1:2,229,841 | 73,922 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ganava (260) may also be a first name.
Ganava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganava (Hindi: गणावा, Marathi: गणवा) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 96,600th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,480,607 people. The surname Ganava occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ganava are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 552,051st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 260 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,560 people, or 1 in 4,555. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 80 percent live, North Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganava in the Hindi language | ||
| गणावा | ganava | - |
| Ganava in the Marathi language | ||
| गणवा | ganava | 80 |
| गनवा | ganava | 10 |
| गणिवर | ganivara | 10 |
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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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- 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 Ganava
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