Ganvaye Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Ganvaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 208 | 1:49,690 | 6,272 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Ganvaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganvaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganvaye is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganvaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganvaye is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganvaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 49,690. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 91 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 8 percent are found and Zou Department, where 0 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganvae | 92 | 15 | / |
| Ganwaye | 86 | 75 | / |
| Ganvaje | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ganbaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anvay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghanwaye | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ghanbaye | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nganbaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganway | 77 | 68 | / |
| Ganuay | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ganvoa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Hanvay | 77 | 31 | / |
| Ganvai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ganvey | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ganbay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Anwaye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anvaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganvei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Genvay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anbaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganvie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ganvoyeha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvijay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ganuhay | 71 | 637 | / |
| Ghanway | 71 | 20 | / |
| Honvaye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gambaye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gahnway | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ganvaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghanvai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gonbaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gannway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganbaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganvai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ainbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gainway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Anway | 67 | 588 | / |
| Anuay | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ngambaye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Anbay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gonvajee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gonwayee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anvie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anvaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghanvaid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ganbhiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anvai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaanbiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonbaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nganboye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanbayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatenbay | 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 Ganvaye
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