Ganij Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ganij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Ganij (33) may also be a first name.
Ganij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganij (Hindi: गनीज, Marathi: गनीज, Oriya: ଗନିଜ୍) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganij? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ganij is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganij reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Ganij is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 83 percent live, Bihar, where 8 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganij in the Hindi language | ||
| गनीज | ganija | - |
| Ganij in the Marathi language | ||
| गनीज | ganija | - |
| Ganij in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନିଜ୍ | ganij | 50 |
| କନିଜ | kanija | 50 |
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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 Ganij
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