Ganfan Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ganfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
Ganfan (224) may also be a first name.
Ganfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganfan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ganfan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganfan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganfan is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Ganfan is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ganfan reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 601,629th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 224 people.
The surname Ganfan is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Ganfan is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 69 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganfang | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ganffan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nganfan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anfan | 91 | 51 | / |
| Ghanfang | 86 | 16 | / |
| Anfang | 83 | 978 | / |
| Ganfon | 83 | 369 | / |
| Hanfan | 83 | 86 | / |
| Anfane | 83 | 43 | / |
| Anfand | 83 | 12 | / |
| Anfant | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ainfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hanfang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ganfong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ganphan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anffant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganfoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghamfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganffon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anfanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asnfand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asinfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asenfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hannfan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Amfan | 73 | 289 | / |
| Anfam | 73 | 16 | / |
| Anfon | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ainfatin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghamfane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anfanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anfone | 67 | 1,412 | / |
| Hasenfang | 67 | 73 | / |
| Amfang | 67 | 23 | / |
| Assenfang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anfond | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hanfon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anfoun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anfong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anphan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onfant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanphang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamfan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ganfan
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