Ganif Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Ganif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 208 | 1:185,729 | 22,813 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganif (538) may also be a first name.
Ganif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganif (Hindi: गनीफ, Marathi: गनीफ, Russian: Ганиф) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 975,866th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Ganif is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ganif are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 78 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 363,474th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 538 people.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 185,729. In Algeria Ganif is primarily concentrated in: Médéa Province, where 100 percent live and Tipasa Province, where 0 percent live. Beside Algeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganif in the Hindi language | ||
| गनीफ | ganipha | - |
| Ganif in the Marathi language | ||
| गनीफ | ganipha | 84.62 |
| गानीफ | ganipha | 7.69 |
| अगनीफ | aganipha | 7.69 |
| Ganif in the Russian language | ||
| Ганиф | ganif | - |
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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 Ganif
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