Ganuwa Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Ganuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
Ganuwa (85) may also be a first name.
Ganuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganuwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ganuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,338,236th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ganuwa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganuwa is also the 1,039,322nd most common given name internationally, held by 85 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Ganuwa is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 38 percent are found, Jigawa, where 24 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganouwa | 92 | 20 | / |
| Ganuwad | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ganhuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ganuway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nganhuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganywa | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ganiwa | 83 | 74 | / |
| Ganuba | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ganuva | 83 | 4 | / |
| Genuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ganuvad | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ganniwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ganiewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ganueva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ganhiwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ganguva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nganuwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganiway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ganoway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kganauwe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ganubhai | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ganhouba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ghanubai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gannubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangauva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gannoway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goniwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ghanubhai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ganiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gannubhai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ganubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geniwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganuve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganube | 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
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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 Ganuwa
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