Ganiyau Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ganiyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Ganiyau (9) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aniyau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ganiyou | 86 | 113 | / |
| Ganuiyu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ganeiyu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ganaiyu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ganiyeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ganeyau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganoiyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganiju | 77 | 70 | / |
| Ganuyu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ganeyu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Aneyau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Anyyau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anijau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyiau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganoyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyeau | 71 | 275 | / |
| Angiyou | 71 | 25 | / |
| Gainuyu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gainoiu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anoyaut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gangeau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganyeou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganajhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaineyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangeyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajniju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganeeyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angayau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganeyyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anoiu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Aniju | 67 | 40 | / |
| Aneyu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ganyehou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Anuyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Annayaou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gagneiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyioui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haneihau | 67 | 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 Ganiyau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis