Ganwa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ganwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ganwa (72) may also be a first name.
Ganwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganwa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Ganwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Ganwa live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ganwa is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 72 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Ganwa is most frequent in: West Region, where 39 percent are found, Far North Region, where 28 percent are found and North Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Ganwa
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