Ganyanya Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ganyanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ganyanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganyanya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ganyanya is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganyanya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Ganyanya is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 63 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 6 percent reside and Buvuma District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Anyanya | 93 | 131 | / |
| Hanyanya | 88 | 466 | / |
| Anyaanya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ganyanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Anyanyah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyanya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Anoiyanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Anyanyo | 80 | 315 | / |
| Anyonya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Onyanya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Anyanja | 80 | 7 | / |
| Anyania | 80 | 5 | / |
| Anyanha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanyahanya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ganiania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anyangna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anhanha | 67 | 208 | / |
| Onyanja | 67 | 98 | / |
| Anyanjo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Anjania | 67 | 20 | / |
| Onyanyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anyonyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aniania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agnanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhania | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ganyanya
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