Ganyama Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ganyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ganyama (17) may also be a first name.
Ganyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganyama (Oriya: ଗନଯ୍ାମା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Ganyama is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ganyama reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 17 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ganyama is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 33 percent reside, Kano, where 33 percent reside and Yobe, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ganyama is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganyama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganyama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନଯ୍ାମା | ganayama | - |
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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 Ganyama
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