Ganeb Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ganeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5011:4,809896
Philippines2381:425,37153,304
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Guam161:10,0081,526
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ganeb Last Name Facts

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

Ganeb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺐ) is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganeb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 383,389th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ganeb reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 4,809. In Namibia Ganeb is most frequent in: Omaheke Region, where 46 percent live, Kunene Region, where 26 percent live and Erongo Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Namibia Ganeb occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaneb9141/
Ganebh911/
Nganeb911/
Ganeeb911/
Ganeyb910/
Aneb891,571/
Gautneb8327/
Ganeshb832/
Gainesb831/
Ganev805,397/
Ganob80873/
Ganab80538/
Aneeb80232/
Aineb80216/
Haneb80123/
Ganib8097/
Anneb8063/
Ganef8055/
Ganep8041/
Ganew8037/
Aneab8019/
Angeb803/
Aaneb803/
Ahneb801/
Anebh801/
Goneb801/
Ayneb801/
Amneb801/
Ganiev7331,429/
Ganeva735,353/
Ganeev734,730/
Ganief73854/
Ganiew73282/
Ganeff73163/
Ngoneb73102/
Ganipe7393/
Ghanab7379/
Annieb7339/
Gangev7335/
Ganabh7326/
Ganibh7317/
Anheeb7316/
Ganeiv7314/
Ghanef7314/
Gagnev7313/
Ganeew736/
Haneeb736/
Ganepe736/
Agnesb735/
Gainab734/
Ghanib734/
Gannev733/
Gainef733/
Ganeef732/
Gannab732/
Gajnab732/
Ganesp731/
Gainev731/
Gaynev731/
Hanneb731/
Gaunab731/
Ganevs731/
Ganefh731/
Ganeph731/
Haneab730/
Anib672,218/
Anev671,066/
Anep67295/
Gayneev67180/
Gangeev67158/
Ganniev6726/
Gainiev6723/
Ghannew6713/
Gangeew6711/
G'Aniev679/
Gaineev677/
Gainabh673/
Ganeshv672/
Ghannab672/
Ganneva672/
Gatneaw671/
Ghaniev671/
Ghanibh671/
Ghanabh671/
Gayneva671/
Gauniev671/
Ganneev671/
Ganneff671/
Gaineva671/
Ganeshf671/
Ganeshp671/
Ghaneef671/

Ganeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganeb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺐkanb87.5
ﻗﺎﻧﺐqanb12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganeb
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