Ganaw Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ganaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India341:22,560,747316,052
Niger271:710,81516,981
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ganaw (27) may also be a first name.

Ganaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ganaw (Hindi: गणवा) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Ganaw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Ganaw are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India it is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 36 percent live and Qatar, where 12 percent live.

Ganaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ganaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gannaw9158/
Ganawe912/
Gaunaw911/
Gaynaw911/
Ganaiw911/
Gagnaw911/
Gatneaw831/
Ganav8014,771/
Gonaw80548/
Ganab80538/
Genaw80368/
Ganow80132/
Ganaf806/
Kganauwe7737/
Ganova73973/
Ghonaw73163/
Gagnow73116/
Ghanab7379/
Ganouw7344/
Ganabh7326/
Ghenaw7314/
Gangav7312/
Ghanav7310/
Gonawe7310/
Gasnow738/
Gainab734/
Ganowa734/
Gajnab732/
Gannow732/
Gannab732/
Gangaf732/
Gounaw732/
Gajnow731/
Ganafh731/
Ganauf731/
Ganafe731/
Ganaph731/
Gainav731/
Gaunab731/
Gaunow730/
Gaynova67324/
Gaunova67154/
Gannova67136/
Gangova6785/
Gangauf6724/
Gaanowe6717/
Gainova6714/
Gainabh673/
Ghanavt672/
Ghannab672/
Gainows671/
Gaanova671/
Ghanabh671/
Gounawe671/

Ganaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganaw in the Hindi language
गणवाganava88.89
गनावाganava5.56
गनवाganava5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganaw
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