Ganya Surname
Approximately 5,521 people bear this surname
Ganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,852 | 1:8,336 | 978 |
| South Africa | 958 | 1:56,553 | 7,177 |
| India | 719 | 1:1,066,850 | 44,205 |
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| Malaysia | 395 | 1:74,669 | 5,352 |
| Nigeria | 239 | 1:741,183 | 33,732 |
| Russia | 124 | 1:1,162,283 | 85,907 |
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Japan | 51 | 1:2,506,751 | 30,743 |
| Moldova | 50 | 1:71,227 | 9,458 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Gánya (46) are calculated separately.
Ganya (3,042) may also be a first name.
Ganya Demographics
Average Ganya Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganya (Bengali: গন্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻴﻪ, Hindi: गन्या, Marathi: गन्या, Oriya: ଜ୍ଞାନର, Russian: Ганя) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gánya. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ganya is the 87,176th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,319,968 people. The surname Ganya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Ganya reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ganya is also the 130,963rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 3,042 people.
Ganya is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,852 people, or 1 in 8,336. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Ganya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
The amount Ganya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 52.6% less than the national average, earning R 112,644 per year and in United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻴﻪ | kanyh | - |
| Ganya in the Hindi language | ||
| गन्या | gan'ya | 79.64 |
| गंया | ganya | 12.57 |
| गण्या | ganya | 4.79 |
| गाण्या | ganya | 1.2 |
| गान्या | gan'ya | 0.6 |
| गनया | ganaya | 0.3 |
| ज्ञाना | jnana | 0.3 |
| Ganya in the Bengali language | ||
| গন্য | gan'ya | 66.67 |
| জ্ঞন | jnana | 33.33 |
| Ganya in the Marathi language | ||
| गन्या | gan'ya | 57 |
| गण्या | ganya | 39.84 |
| गाण्या | ganya | 0.68 |
| गान्या | gan'ya | 0.68 |
| पाण्या | panya | 0.23 |
| गण्य | ganya | 0.11 |
| घन | ghana | 0.11 |
| गज्या | gajya | 0.11 |
| आन्या | an'ya | 0.11 |
| गणू | ganu | 0.11 |
| गेण्या | genya | 0.11 |
| आण्या | anya | 0.11 |
| राण्या | ranya | 0.11 |
| गणया | ganaya | 0.11 |
| Ganya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜ୍ଞାନର | jnanara | 25 |
| ଗୟଁ | gayam | 25 |
| ଗାନଯ୍ | ganay | 25 |
| ରଂଜନ | ranjana | 25 |
| Ganya in the Russian language | ||
| Ганя | gana | - |
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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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