Ganawo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Ganawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ganawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganawo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ganawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganawo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Ganawo is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Ganawo reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Ganawo is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 40 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 32 percent reside and Northern, where 28 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Ganawo
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