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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ganyama live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganyama is also the 2,694,839th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 33 percent are found, Kano, where 33 percent are found and Yobe, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ganyama occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
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
- 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 Ganyama
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