Ganha Surname
Approximately 795 people bear this surname
Ganha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 405 | 1:38,119 | 5,908 |
| Benin | 303 | 1:34,111 | 4,440 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ganha (112) may also be a first name.
Ganha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganha (Hindi: गन्हा, Oriya: ଗହନ୍ା) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ganha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 432,755th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. The last name Ganha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ganha are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 112 people.
The surname Ganha is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 38,119. In Zimbabwe Ganha is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 38 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗହନ୍ା | gahana | 66.67 |
| ଗହନ୍ | gahan | 22.22 |
| ଗହା | gaha | 11.11 |
| Ganha in the Hindi language | ||
| गन्हा | ganha | 50 |
| गनहा | ganaha | 16.67 |
| जहा | jaha | 16.67 |
| गान्हा | ganha | 16.67 |
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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 Ganha
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