Ganawa Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Ganawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Ganawa live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganawa is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name globally, borne by 73 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 56 percent are found, Borno, where 26 percent are found and Gombe, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ganawa occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନୱା | ganawa | - |
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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 Ganawa
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