Ganaya Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ganaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ganaya (53) may also be a first name.
Ganaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganaya (Hindi: गणया, Marathi: गणया, Oriya: ଗନାୟା, Russian: Ганая) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganaya is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Ganaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ganaya reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name internationally, held by 53 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 72 percent are found and North Region, where 28 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganaya in the Hindi language | ||
| गणया | ganaya | 75 |
| गनया | ganaya | 25 |
| Ganaya in the Marathi language | ||
| गणया | ganaya | 44.23 |
| गणाया | ganaya | 38.46 |
| गनया | ganaya | 13.46 |
| गनाया | ganaya | 3.85 |
| Ganaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନାୟା | ganaya | 33.33 |
| ଗନାୟ | ganaya | 33.33 |
| ଗନୟ | ganaya | 33.33 |
| Ganaya in the Russian language | ||
| Ганая | ganaa | - |
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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 Ganaya
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