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
The last name Ganvaye is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganvaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. It is predominantly 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.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 49,690. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 91 percent live, Littoral Department, where 8 percent live and Zou Department, where 0 percent live. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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
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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 Ganvaye
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