Ganiff Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ganiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ganiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganiff is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganiff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganiff live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Ganiff is primarily found in: New Taipei City, where 100 percent are found. Beside Taiwan Ganiff is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganiff921/
Aniff911,331/
Ganif91265/
Haniff836,256/
Ganief83854/
Ganeff83163/
Ghanif834/
Aniffe831/
Anniff831/
Nganif831/
Goniff830/
Anif802,478/
Hanniff7736/
Hanieff7720/
Haniffe7719/
Hanisff771/
Ganneff771/
Hanif73426,527/
Anief73125/
Ganib7397/
Anife7366/
Ganef7355/
Aneff7325/
Ganiv7318/
Ahnif7316/
Annif7310/
Anaif737/
Aanif737/
Aynif734/
Asnif734/
Ganiw732/
Aniof732/
Anoif732/
Ainif731/
Gonif731/
Ganjf731/
Anhif731/
Ghanifsh711/
Hanniffe710/
Ganiev6731,429/
Hanief674,416/
Ganiew67282/
Hanife67255/
Hanifs67201/
Haneif67131/
Hannif67127/
Hanaif6771/
Haneff6729/
Annief6722/
Geneif6717/
Ganibh6717/
Geneff6714/
Ghanef6714/
Ganeiv6714/
Hainif6710/
Ghonif6710/
Genaif679/
Ganiov678/
Gainiv677/
Haanif676/
Ahanif676/
Eaneff675/
Hanifh675/
Ganiph675/
Ghaniv674/
Gauniv674/
Ogneff674/
Ghanib674/
Haniof673/
Gainef673/
Hanisf672/
Ganeef672/
Hanijf672/
Hasnif672/
Hanhif672/
Aneeff671/
Ganefh671/
Agnife671/
Atnnif671/
Asnidf671/
Gonief671/
Ghaniw671/
Hhanif671/
Anneff671/
Aihnif671/
Goniof671/
Hanihf671/
Ganaiw671/
Gaenef671/

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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 Ganiff
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