Ganyai Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ganyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ganyai (41) may also be a first name.

Ganyai Last Name Facts

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

Ganyai occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ganyai.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganyai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ganyai reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ganyai is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.

Ganyai is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 567,197. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 88 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent are found and Kedah, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyai91416/
Gatnyoai861/
Anyahi839/
Ganyoi837/
Ganiai835/
Anyais835/
Anyaie833/
Hanyai832/
Gonyai832/
Ainyai831/
Anyaid831/
Gónyai831/
Ngonyai77114/
Aanyait7717/
Ganjahi7710/
Anyahie779/
Ganjaai775/
Anyajie774/
Ganiait773/
Anyayit773/
Anyayie773/
Ainyait771/
Anyaitt771/
Onyai731,911/
Anyoi73111/
Aneai7312/
Aniai734/
Anyaehie71483/
Kganyayo712/
Nganjahi712/
Ganjgahi711/
Anyaioha711/
Ganjahai711/
Anyayo671,135/
Ganjaa6743/
Ganiae6721/
Amniai6720/
Ganjae677/
Ounyai672/
Onyahi672/
Ganjaj672/
Anyoui671/
Goniai671/
Ganhae671/
Onyeai671/
Amnyoi671/
Gagnae671/
Ganioe671/

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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 Ganyai
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