Ganvo Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ganvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4701:21,9912,944
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272

Ganvo (10) may also be a first name.

Ganvo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganvo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ganvo occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganvo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 627,290th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname Ganvo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganvo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 21,991. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 65 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 9 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganvoa9138/
Ganvoh915/
Ganvou913/
Anvo891,575/
Ganvoud837/
Ganbo807,500/
Anvoh80475/
Ganwo80320/
Anvou80226/
Genvo80170/
Ganva8052/
Gonvo8010/
Gamvo804/
Ainvo802/
Hanvo801/
Anvgo801/
Gainvoud771/
Ghanvoud771/
Ganvoich770/
Ganvad73925/
Ganboa73443/
Ngonvo73239/
Ahanvo73133/
Gamvou7347/
Ganuot7316/
Gamvoa7315/
Nganbo7315/
Ganbou7314/
Ganmbo7311/
Ganwou739/
Ganbho737/
Ganvat736/
Ghanva736/
Gahnuo734/
Ghanuo734/
Ganvas734/
Ghanbo733/
Ganboi733/
Ganbod733/
Nganuo733/
Gamnbo732/
Hanvou732/
Hanvoh731/
Ganboy731/
Anvouh731/
Ganvah731/
Ganboh731/
Ganbot731/
Nganva731/
Gannbo731/
Gannva730/
Ganwod730/
Ghanvat678,775/
Anwo671,245/
Anuo67577/
Anbo67556/
Ganvadh67380/
Anva67185/
Amvo6768/
Nganwou6757/
Onvo6729/
Nganbou6725/
Ganbhoj6723/
Ganouha6716/
Ganbhoo6714/
Anvoots6713/
Ngamvou6711/
Ghanbou674/
Ganouho672/
Ganboch672/
Ganvhad671/
Gaunvad671/
Gatenuo671/
Ngainwo671/
N'Gonvo671/
Ganmboa671/
Ghanbho671/
Ghanvap671/
Ghanvas671/
Ghanwoh671/
Ganboha671/
Gamnbou671/
Ganwood670/

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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 Ganvo
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