Ganwo Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Ganwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 314 | 1:61,121 | 2,886 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ganwo (36) may also be a first name.
Ganwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganwo occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 853,416th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Ganwo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganwo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name internationally, held by 36 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 61,121. In Niger Ganwo is most common in: Dosso Region, where 87 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganwou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ganwod | 91 | 0 | / |
| Nganwou | 83 | 57 | / |
| Ghanwoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngainwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ganwood | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ganbo | 80 | 7,500 | / |
| Ganvo | 80 | 488 | / |
| Gonwo | 80 | 93 | / |
| Gamwo | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ganwa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ngainwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gainwood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ganwas | 73 | 147 | / |
| Ganvoa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ganuot | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ganbou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gamnwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ganmbo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ganbho | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ghanwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ganvoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gonwoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gahnuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghanuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nganuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ganvou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghanbo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ganboi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngonwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ganwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gganwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gounwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gannbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gganwas | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ganbhoj | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ganouha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ganbhoo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ganvoud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gainwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghanbou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaanwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ganouho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanbho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatenuo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ganwo
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