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
Ganuka (Hindi: गनुका) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganuka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ganuka live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ganuka is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Ganuka is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 64 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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