Ganewe Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ganewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganewe (53) may also be a first name.

Ganewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganewe is most common in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganewe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Ganewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganewe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ganewe is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 53 people.

The surname Ganewe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 65 percent live, Free State, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa Ganewe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ganewe Last Name Statistics demography

Ganewe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.52% less than the national average, earning R 86,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaanewe92156/
Gainewe9236/
Gaenewe9215/
Ganew9137/
Gaainewe8619/
Ghaneweh861/
Gueanewe861/
Ganewa8314/
Ganiwe837/
Ganeew836/
Genewe835/
Ganjwe835/
Ganawe832/
Ganebe831/
Ganhewa77972/
Gaanowe7717/
Ghannew7713/
Ganiewa778/
Genewei778/
Ganjuee777/
Nganywe772/
Gannewa771/
Gaanewa771/
Ghanebe771/
Ganeway771/
Gainebe771/
Ganeeby770/
Gonew735/
Ganiw732/
Ganjw731/
Gayneeva71182/
Ganjouee714/
Gaineeva713/
Ghaneiwa711/
Ganeaway711/
Ganneeva711/
Gangeway710/
Ganiweed710/
Goniwe675,297/
Geneve67847/
Ganave67517/
Ganibe67324/
Ganevi67143/
Ganywa6783/
Ganiwa6774/
Ganawi6772/
Ganjve6745/
Gonowe6731/
Gonewa6720/
Gonawe6710/
Geniwe676/
Ganiwi673/
Ganebi672/
Ganjue672/
Ganive672/
Gonjwe671/
Ganywi671/
Ghannawei671/
Ganeebhai671/
Gahnewuih671/
Ganaiw671/
Ghaniw671/
Goonew670/

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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 Ganewe
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