Ganiru Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Ganiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ganiru (94) may also be a first name.
Ganiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganiru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ganiru.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganiru is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ganiru are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganiru is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 94 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Delta, where 21 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganirou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ganniru | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ganirup | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aniru | 91 | 57 | / |
| Ganiorou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haniru | 83 | 37 | / |
| Anirud | 83 | 27 | / |
| Anirut | 83 | 24 | / |
| Angiru | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ganuru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Anniru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ganeru | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anuiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anirou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anairu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asniru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aaniru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atniru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anirudh | 77 | 465 | / |
| Anitrut | 77 | 231 | / |
| Hanirou | 77 | 193 | / |
| Ganneru | 77 | 171 | / |
| Ganerud | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gangeru | 77 | 12 | / |
| Genoiru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gannuru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aniroud | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ghanuru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gaineru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ganesru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aanniru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganeeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaunuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amnirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanniru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aneru | 73 | 446 | / |
| Oniru | 73 | 206 | / |
| Aniruddh | 71 | 61 | / |
| Gannerud | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gagnerud | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hanirudh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Annirudh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anirault | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haneirau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ougnirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganniroo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angeru | 67 | 351 | / |
| Gonuru | 67 | 85 | / |
| Anyoru | 67 | 35 | / |
| Anerud | 67 | 20 | / |
| Generu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Genuru | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goneru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aineru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gagneraud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anneru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anerou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anreou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ongiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anereu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogneru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aniroo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haneru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anujru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onieru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagneraut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anerus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ganiru
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