Ganyala Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ganyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ganyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganyala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ganyala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyala? popularity and diffusion
Ganyala is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ganyala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ganyala reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Ganyala is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live and Tabora Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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 Ganyala
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