Ganief Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ganief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8041:67,3858,444
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England81:6,964,757184,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ganief (412) may also be a first name.

Ganief Last Name Facts

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

Ganief (Russian: Ганиеф) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganief? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 409,211th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ganief are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ganief is also the 423,803rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 412 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 67,385. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 94 percent live, Gauteng, where 2 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Ganief Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ganief earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning R 208,044 per year and in Canada they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning $58,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganjief921/
Ganif91265/
Anief91125/
Ganef9155/
Ganiev8331,429/
Hanief834,416/
Ganiew83282/
Ganeff83163/
Annief8322/
Ghanef8314/
Ghanif834/
Ganiff834/
Gainef833/
Aniefe833/
Ganeef832/
Nganif831/
Gaenef831/
Ganefh831/
Gonief831/
Ganiyev7736,697/
Gayniev77344/
Hanieef7754/
Ganijev7752/
Ganniev7726/
Gainiev7723/
Hanieff7720/
Gasniev7716/
G'Aniev779/
Hanieaf778/
Haniief775/
Ganjiev773/
Gangiev772/
Ganieev772/
Gayneuf771/
Gauniev771/
Ganiiev771/
Ganneff771/
Ganyiev771/
Ganeshf771/
Aniefhe771/
Ghaneef771/
Hanuief771/
Ganjeef771/
Genieyf771/
Ghaniev771/
Aniehef771/
Nganiff771/
Nganjef771/
Ganev735,397/
Ganeb73928/
Aneef73605/
Ganib7397/
Aniev7361/
Ganew7337/
Ganiv7318/
Aniew7310/
Anaif737/
Gonef733/
Genef732/
Anoif732/
Ganiw732/
Angef732/
Aneaf731/
Gonif731/
Ganjf731/
Anhif731/
Ognef731/
Onief730/
Ganijeva7115/
Gangiyev712/
Agnaieff712/
Ganijevs712/
Gaynieev711/
Ghanifsh711/
G'Aniyev711/
Ganeva675,353/
Ganeev674,730/
Ganaev67532/
Ganyev67320/
Haneif67131/
Goniev67104/
Hanaif6771/
Haniif6763/
Aniyev6743/
Ghaneb6741/
Annieb6739/
Geniev6738/
Gangev6735/
Ganuev6732/
Ganiiv6732/
Ganoev6723/
Ogniew6723/
Ayniev6720/
Agniev6717/
Ganibh6717/
Geneif6717/
Ahneef6715/
Geneff6714/
Ganeiv6714/
Gagnev6713/
Ganiyv6712/
Ganjeb6712/
Haneaf6711/
Haniev6710/
Ghonif6710/
Genaif679/
Ganiov678/
Gainiv677/
Ganeew676/
Ganiph675/
Ganouf675/
Ogneff674/
Ghanib674/
Anhiev674/
Ghaniv674/
Gauniv674/
Gannev673/
Ganiib673/
Agniew673/
Ogniev672/
Asniev672/
Hanijf672/
Anhuef672/
Hanhif672/
Gaynev671/
Gainev671/
Ganaiw671/
Ganauf671/
Ganeeb671/
Goinef671/
Goniof671/
Amniev671/
Aniiev671/
Aneeff671/
Anniev671/
Aneafe671/
Ganjiv671/
Gonefs671/
Ganevs671/
Ganaew671/
Ganebh671/
Ganeph671/
Aanhef671/
Ghaniw671/
Goniff670/
Ganeyb670/

Ganief Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganief in the Russian language
Ганиефganief-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganief
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