Gangaye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gangaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gangaye (11) may also be a first name.
Gangaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gangaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gangaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻜﺎﻱ, Marathi: गंगाये, Oriya: ଗାେୟ) is most common in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gangaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gangaye reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Gangaye is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Gangaye is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 75 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Niger Gangaye is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 17 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gangaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gangaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻜﺎﻱ | kankay | - |
| Gangaye in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାେୟ | gaeya | - |
| Gangaye in the Marathi language | ||
| गंगाये | gangaye | - |
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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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- 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 Gangaye
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