Ganija Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Ganija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 128 | 1:16,418 | 2,377 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89 | 1:39,735 | 5,539 |
| Kosovo | 39 | 1:47,740 | 3,839 |
| Albania | 16 | 1:182,128 | 12,899 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganija (685) may also be a first name.
Ganija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganija (Hindi: गनीजा, Marathi: गणीजा) is held by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 847,909th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ganija reside; 84 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 316,139th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 685 people.
The last name Ganija is most commonly used in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 16,418. In North Macedonia Ganija is most common in: Northeastern, where 52 percent live, Polog, where 43 percent live and Skopje, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account North Macedonia it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 28 percent live and Kosovo, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganija in the Hindi language | ||
| गनीजा | ganija | 66.67 |
| कनीजा | kanija | 33.33 |
| Ganija in the Marathi language | ||
| गणीजा | ganija | 57.14 |
| गनीजा | ganija | 42.86 |
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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 Ganija
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