Ganoua Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ganoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ganoua (59) may also be a first name.
Ganoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganoua is found most frequently in Niger. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ganoua.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganoua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Ganoua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganoua reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ganoua is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 59 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 661,794. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 48 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 28 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Ganoua
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