Ganwi Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ganwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin941:109,95312,317
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ganwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganwi is found most in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Ganwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganwi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ganwi is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 109,953. In Benin Ganwi is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 71 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 20 percent are found and Collines Department, where 6 percent are found. Beside Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganwi9155/
Ganwei9110/
Ghanwi915/
Ganwui914/
Ganwai911/
Nganwui8325/
Ganwich8324/
Nghanwi831/
Ganwith831/
Ganwish831/
Ganwaid831/
Ghanwai831/
Ganvi80180/
Ganui80149/
Ganwa8045/
Ganwe8042/
Ganbi8018/
Gonwi805/
Ganwy802/
Gaasenwi771/
Ganvit732,661/
Ganway7368/
Ganbui7328/
Ganvai7313/
Ghanvi7312/
Ganvid7311/
Ganbhi739/
Ghanwa736/
Ghanbi736/
Ganbai736/
Ganwes734/
Ganuie734/
Ganhui733/
Ganboi733/
Ganvhi733/
Gajnvi732/
Ganwey732/
Ghanwe732/
Ganweh731/
Ganwee731/
Ganvis731/
Ganvij731/
Ganuis731/
Gaunvi731/
Nganwy731/
Ganvei731/
Gannui731/
Gganwa731/
Ghenwi731/
Gaanwa731/
Gaanwe731/
Gainui731/
Ganvie730/
Gainewe6736/
Nganhui6726/
Ghanway6720/
Gahnway676/
Ganweer676/
Ghamwai674/
Ghanvai674/
Gaanwaa673/
Gasenwe673/
Ganwoue672/
Ghannbi671/
Gahnweh671/
Nganvai671/
Gannwey671/
Gannway671/
Ghanvit671/
Ganvith671/
Gahnwer671/
Gainway670/

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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
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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 Ganwi
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