Ganiyatu Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Ganiyatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Ganiyatu (3,460) may also be a first name.
Ganiyatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganiyatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganiyatu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ganiyatu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganiyatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganiyatu is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ganiyatu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganiyatu is also the 120,873rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,460 people.
The last name Ganiyatu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Ganiyatu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 30 percent are found, Oyo, where 30 percent are found and Ogun, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aniyatu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haniyatou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ainayatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anyetu | 71 | 75 | / |
| Anateu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Anietu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Anaetu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Anoitu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aneatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anaitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anijetu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Anajetu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aneitou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Anaitus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aneytou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anaitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangoutu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Anajietu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Haneitau | 63 | 1 | / |
| Annaitou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anayiotou | 59 | 68 | / |
| Angayethu | 59 | 55 | / |
| Onyetu | 57 | 39 | / |
| Onateu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anoutou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aneuteu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onojatu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Angoutu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Honeytou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Anouthau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hanoutou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ganiyatu
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