Ganawi Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Ganawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghanawi | 92 | 67 | / |
| Ganawai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gannawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gajnawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghannawi | 86 | 1,150 | / |
| Nganawei | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ganawa | 83 | 188 | / |
| Genawi | 83 | 49 | / |
| Ganavi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ganabi | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ganawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghannawei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganawaist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ganaway | 77 | 1,155 | / |
| Ganabai | 77 | 426 | / |
| Ghanavi | 77 | 324 | / |
| Gajnavi | 77 | 107 | / |
| Ganawed | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ghanowi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gangawe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gannavi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gannabi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ganaboi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gannawa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Genhawi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ganavai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gangavi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ghanabi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gagnavi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ganavis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Genawie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganavie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gainawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganawer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonaiwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamhawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gannaway | 71 | 2,860 | / |
| Ganabhai | 71 | 149 | / |
| Ghanabai | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kganauwe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ganavais | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ganavaip | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ganavaih | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ghanavai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ganavaai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ghannawy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gangavai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ghasnavi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gainabhi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gannawoy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gainabai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghajnavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangahwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganeibai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganeaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganoobai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghanavij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganavaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaunaway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ganave | 67 | 517 | / |
| Ghanabhai | 67 | 284 | / |
| Ganabe | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ganevi | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ganewe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Gonabi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ganobi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Genavi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gonawa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gonawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gonavi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghannobai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Genawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gahnewuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanavait | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ganawi
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