Ganwell Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Ganwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ganwell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ganwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganwell occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ganwell is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ganwell live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Ganwell is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Ganwell occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gainwell9398/
Gamwell86428/
Gonwell861/
Gainwill801/
Gamweell800/
Gannbell800/
Ganuel775/
Gamwel775/
Gambell71963/
Ganbill713/
Gaweł679,664/
Gainbill670/
Gambel62771/
Gonbel625/
Gambll622/
Gomwel621/
Gonuel621/
Gambill575,696/
Ghanbil576/
Gambl504/
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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 Ganwell
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