Ganuka Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Ganuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Ganuka (16) may also be a first name.
Ganuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganuka (Hindi: गनुका) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,537,949th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ganuka reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Ganuka is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 64 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Ganuka occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganuka in the Hindi language | ||
| गनुका | ganuka | - |
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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 Ganuka
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