Ganawa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ganawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Niger291:661,79416,082
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganawa (73) may also be a first name.

Ganawa Last Name Facts

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

Ganawa (Oriya: ଗନୱା) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ganawa is the 1,235,409th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Ganawa are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 23 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name Ganawa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 56 percent reside, Borno, where 26 percent reside and Gombe, where 19 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganaway921,155/
Ganawah9254/
Gannawa928/
Ganawai922/
Gainawa921/
Gatnawa921/
Ganawau921/
Gannaway862,860/
Ghanawat86130/
Ganeaway861/
Ghangawa861/
Gahnawaz861/
Gaunaway860/
Ganava834,922/
Ganaba834,598/
Ganawi8372/
Ganawo8326/
Gonawa8315/
Ganewa8314/
Ganowa834/
Genawa833/
Ganawe832/
Ghamnawaz801/
Ganawaist800/
Ganhewa77972/
Ganabai77426/
Ganaeva77221/
Genaway77123/
Gangava77102/
Gonnawa7799/
Ghanawi7767/
Ganavat7766/
Ganavas7762/
Ganawed7733/
Ganavad7724/
Ghanaba7724/
Ganouwa7720/
Gainaba7720/
Gangawe7715/
Ganavah7714/
Ganaaba7712/
Ganavap7712/
Gonaway777/
Goinawa777/
Ghanava776/
Ganavai776/
Ganavaz775/
Gaanaba774/
Ganavaj773/
Ganaabo773/
Nganawo772/
Nganava771/
Gannaba771/
Gajnawi771/
Ganabha771/
Ganawer771/
Ganeway771/
Ngonawa771/
Nganowa771/
Gonawah771/
Ganaabe771/
Ganavau771/
Ganawou771/
Gannewa771/
Gannawi771/
Gaanewa771/
Ganoway770/
Ghannawi711,150/
Ghanavat71213/
Ganabhai71149/
Ghanabai71148/
Ghanavad7180/
Kganauwe7137/
Gainavad7111/
Ganavais719/
Ganavaih716/
Ganavaip716/
Ghanavai715/
Nganawei715/
Gangavai714/
Ghannawy714/
Goonawah714/
Ganavaai714/
Gaynaeva712/
Gainabai712/
Gannawoy712/
Ghaanava711/
Ganabhaj711/
Ganavath711/
Gangahwe711/
Gangauva711/
Gangavaa711/
Gounaway711/
Ghaneiwa711/
Gainabay711/
Ganavaid711/
Ganavajh711/
Gamheawa711/
Gannaabo711/
Gannoway710/
Gongaway710/
Gonnaway710/
Ganeva675,353/
Ganova67973/
Ganave67517/
Ganabo67442/
Ghanabhai67284/
Ganabe67167/
Genewa6742/
Ganavi6734/
Gonaba6730/
Ganabi6730/
Genowa6729/
Gonewa6720/
Ganoba6711/
Gonawe6710/
Genava678/
Ghamnavaz676/
Gonava674/
Gainnavad672/
Ghainavad672/
Ghanaavat672/
Gonowa672/
Ghanaibai671/
Ghanavait671/
Ghannawei671/

Ganawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganawa in the Oriya language
ଗନୱାganawa-

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