Ganiao Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ganiao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganiao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganiao Last Name Facts

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

Ganiao occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganiao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ganiao live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

The surname Ganiao is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aniao91106/
Nganijao861/
Ganhao83681/
Gagnao83603/
Ganjao8319/
Anjiao835/
Ganyao832/
Kganyao7710/
Gainhao775/
Gonihao771/
Ghanioa771/
Nganyao771/
Ganjioo771/
Anjao731,122/
Anhao73876/
Anyao73255/
Agnao7360/
Anioa737/
Anioo731/
Gañao731/
Kganyaho718/
Agnaou676,207/
Hanhao67672/
Gonyao6760/
Anioha6753/
Angnao6718/
Otniao6716/
Aunhao6714/
Ani'oa677/
Agnaoi676/
Anyaho674/
Aunioa672/
Anioho671/
Gheniaouh671/
Anyaod671/
Ganjoa671/
Amgnao671/
Angeao671/
Ganhoa671/
Anyaoo671/
Anyaos671/
Anjaho671/
Hanyao671/
Gonioa670/

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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 Ganiao
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