Ganbu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ganbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ganbu (1,287) may also be a first name.

Ganbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganbu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ganbu are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 219,662nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,287 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Ganbu is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 63 percent are found, Kaduna, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganbud9146/
Ganbhu9133/
Ganbui9128/
Ganbou9114/
Ganbeu9111/
Nganbu913/
Ganbau911/
Gainbu911/
Ganbus911/
Ganbuś911/
Anbu892,682/
Nganbeu8345/
Nganbou8325/
Ngainbu8312/
Ghanbou834/
Gamnbou831/
Gambu804,452/
Anbus8056/
Anbou8023/
Ganwu8021/
Anbau8020/
Aunbu805/
Anbhu804/
Anbuj804/
Anbui803/
Hanbu803/
Gonbu803/
Eanbu801/
Ainbu801/
Aanbu801/
Ghanbout777/
Gainbuch775/
Ghanbouj771/
Ngannbou771/
Nganbouh771/
Ghanboup771/
Ngambu732,949/
Gambou732,879/
Gambus73529/
Gambut73259/
Gambuś73188/
Gambau73108/
Gambhu7341/
Gambud7320/
Anbous7319/
Gambeu7317/
Ngonbu7315/
Anbouh7312/
Ganwou739/
Anbouj738/
Gonbou734/
Hanbou734/
Ganwui734/
Ghambu734/
Nganvu733/
Ganvou733/
Hanbut733/
Hanbuz732/
Gonbau732/
Ghanvu731/
Gaimbu731/
Anbush731/
Annbuh731/
Goinbu731/
Gambuh731/
Amnbou731/
Gonbus731/
Anbhut731/
Amnbau731/
Hanbus730/
Ngambou678,774/
Ambu673,970/
Onbu67460/
Gambusz67104/
Ng'ambu6798/
Ngambeu6757/
Nganwou6757/
Hanbuch6733/
Nganwui6725/
Ngambuh6724/
Gambaud6722/
Gatembu6721/
Ganbhoo6714/
Ghambou6712/
Ngaimbu6710/
Hanbouz679/
Ganvoud677/
Gambhud677/
Gaynboe675/
Gambouj674/
Anvu674/
Ngambuu674/
Gambouz673/
Hanbutt672/
Ngambui672/
Ganwuch671/
Gambush671/
Anbouhe671/
Ngonbeu671/
Ngonbou671/
Ngonmbu671/
Hanbous671/
Gounbou671/
Ghambau671/
Ghenbou671/
Gaimbou671/
Gammbou671/
Gambuch671/
Gambaux671/
Anboush671/
Gatimbu671/
Ngambau671/
Nganwuh671/
Gamboud671/

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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 Ganbu
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