Ganawi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ganawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ganawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganawi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ganawi is the 2,237,939th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Ganawi live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 97 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Ganawi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghanawi9267/
Ganawai922/
Gannawi921/
Gajnawi921/
Ghannawi861,150/
Nganawei865/
Ganawa83188/
Genawi8349/
Ganavi8334/
Ganabi8330/
Ganawe832/
Ghannawei801/
Ganawaist800/
Ganaway771,155/
Ganabai77426/
Ghanavi77324/
Gajnavi77107/
Ganawed7733/
Ghanowi7715/
Gangawe7715/
Gannavi7710/
Gannabi779/
Ganaboi778/
Gannawa778/
Genhawi777/
Ganavai776/
Gangavi775/
Ghanabi773/
Gagnavi773/
Ganavis772/
Genawie771/
Ganavie771/
Gainawa771/
Ganawer771/
Gonaiwi771/
Gamhawi771/
Gannaway712,860/
Ganabhai71149/
Ghanabai71148/
Kganauwe7137/
Ganavais719/
Ganavaip716/
Ganavaih716/
Ghanavai715/
Ganavaai714/
Ghannawy714/
Gangavai714/
Ghasnavi713/
Gainabhi713/
Gannawoy712/
Gainabai712/
Ghajnavi711/
Gangahwe711/
Ganeibai711/
Ganeaway711/
Ganoobai711/
Ghanavij711/
Ganavaid711/
Gaunaway710/
Ganave67517/
Ghanabhai67284/
Ganabe67167/
Ganevi67143/
Ganewe67136/
Gonabi6760/
Ganobi6744/
Genavi6721/
Gonawa6715/
Gonawe6710/
Gonavi677/
Ghannobai674/
Genawy673/
Gahnewuih671/
Ghanaibai671/
Ghanavait671/

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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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  • 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 Ganawi
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