Ganjira Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ganjira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ganjira (20) may also be a first name.
Ganjira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganjira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganjira (Marathi: गंजीरा, Oriya: ଗିରା) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganjira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ganjira live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Ganjira is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 88 percent live and Masaka District, where 13 percent live. Barring Uganda Ganjira occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganjira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganjira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରା | gira | - |
| Ganjira in the Marathi language | ||
| गंजीरा | ganjira | - |
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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 Ganjira
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