Gantua Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Gantua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gantua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gantua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gantua has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gantua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gantua reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 54 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 25 percent are found and Collines Department, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Benin Gantua exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantuah | 92 | 282 | / |
| Ghantua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Antua | 91 | 166 | / |
| Gandua | 83 | 104 | / |
| Hantua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Antuas | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gantuo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Anhtua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gontua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Antuash | 77 | 874 | / |
| Gandhua | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gontuah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngandua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gantwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Atentua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Antuazz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaundua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ontua | 73 | 692 | / |
| Andua | 73 | 352 | / |
| Antuo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Antwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amtua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gondua | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gandwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anduat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Antuod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anduay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anduap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eandua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aandua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Antwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Antwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aundua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anduah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ontuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Antway | 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 Gantua
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