Ganwei Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ganwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganwei (10,820) may also be a first name.

Ganwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganwei is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganwei? popularity and diffusion

Ganwei is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Ganwei is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ganwei are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 58,137th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 10,820 people.

This last name is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 455,773,855. Aside from China Ganwei occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganwi9199/
Ganwe9142/
Nganwi8355/
Ghanwi835/
Ganwes834/
Ganwui834/
Ghanwe832/
Ganwey832/
Ganweh831/
Ganwee831/
Ganvei831/
Gaanwe831/
Ganwai831/
Ganwaye7775/
Gainewe7736/
Nganwui7725/
Ganwich7724/
Ganwaji777/
Ganweer776/
Gasenwe773/
Ganwoue772/
Ghanwai771/
Gannwey771/
Ganwaid771/
Ganwish771/
Ganwith771/
Gahnweh771/
Nghanwi771/
Gamweji771/
Gahnwer771/
Ganvi73180/
Ganui73149/
Ganve7394/
Ganwa7345/
Ganbe7339/
Ganue7325/
Gonwe7320/
Ganbi7318/
Gonwi735/
Gamwe733/
Ganwy732/
Gaasenwe71168/
Ghanwaye7145/
Gaainewe7119/
Ngounwei711/
Ngonweih711/
Nganwoue711/
Gaasenwi711/
Ganvit672,661/
Ganwas67147/
Ganues67139/
Nganve6784/
Ganway6768/
Ghanve6742/
Ganbui6728/
Ghenwe6725/
Ganbhe6716/
Ganuer6716/
Ganvae6715/
Ganvai6713/
Ghanvi6712/
Gamnwa6712/
Ganvid6711/
Ganbeu6711/
Gannve6710/
Gounwe6710/
Ganvet6710/
Ganbhi679/
Ganvey679/
Ganwou679/
Ganver678/
Ghanwa676/
Ganbai676/
Ghanbi676/
Ganuie674/
Gonnwe674/
Ganvhi673/
Ganboi673/
Gonbei673/
Ganhui673/
Gonwea672/
Ganved672/
Ganwad672/
Ghanbe672/
Ganves672/
Gajnvi672/
Gonwee672/
Nganue672/
Gaunvi671/
Ganuis671/
Ganvij671/
Ganvis671/
Gainui671/
Ganbee671/
Ganwua671/
Ganwah671/
Gaunue671/
Gaanbe671/
Nganwy671/
Gannui671/
Gganwa671/
Ghenwi671/
Gamweu671/
Gambei671/
Gaanwa671/
Ganvie670/
Ganbey670/
Gonwer670/

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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 Ganwei
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