Ganwa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ganwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganwas91147/
Ganway9168/
Gamnwa9112/
Ghanwa916/
Ganwad912/
Ganwua911/
Ganwah911/
Gganwa911/
Gaanwa911/
Ganwai911/
Gganwas8331/
Ghanway8320/
Gahnway836/
Gainwad835/
Gaanwaa833/
Ghanwai831/
Gannway831/
Ganwaid831/
Ngainwa831/
Ghanwas831/
Gainway830/
Ganba80686/
Gonwa80594/
Ganwo80320/
Ganua80205/
Ganwi8099/
Ganva8052/
Ganwe8042/
Gamwa8013/
Ganwy802/
Ghanwadd771/
Ganvad73925/
Ganbah73202/
Gonway73131/
Gonwah7373/
Ganbaa7372/
Nganwi7355/
Ganuay7342/
Ganvoa7338/
Ganvai7313/
Gounwa7311/
Ganwei7310/
Ghenwa739/
Ganwou739/
Ganbay737/
Ganvat736/
Ghanva736/
Ganbai736/
Nganua735/
Ghanwi735/
Ganvas734/
Ganwes734/
Gonwoa734/
Ganwui734/
Gonwea732/
Ganbha732/
Ghanwe732/
Ganwey732/
Gannba732/
Ghanua731/
Ganweh731/
Gonwaa731/
Ganbau731/
Ganwee731/
Nganva731/
Nganwy731/
Ganvah731/
Ghamwa731/
Ghanba731/
Gainba731/
Ganhua731/
Gaanwe731/
Ganmba731/
Gamway730/
Ganwod730/
Gannva730/
Ghanvat678,775/
Ganuhay67637/
Ganvadh67380/
Nganwou6757/
Gainewe6736/
Goinwad6731/
Nganwui6725/
Ganwich6724/
Gatemwa6716/
Ganouha6716/
Ganweer676/
Ghamwai674/
Ghanvai674/
Gasenwe673/
Ghounwa672/
Ganwoue672/
Ghamwat671/
Ghamway671/
Gaunvad671/
Gannwey671/
Ganvhad671/
Ganwish671/
Ganwith671/
Gaimwad671/
Gonwuah671/
Gahnweh671/
Ngounwa671/
Nghanwi671/
Ngainwo671/
Ghanvaj671/
Ghanvap671/
Ghanvas671/
Ghanwoh671/
Ganguha671/
Gaamwat671/
Nganvai671/
Gahnwer671/
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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  • 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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