Ganyati Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ganyati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganyati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ganyati (20) may also be a first name.

Ganyati Last Name Facts

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

Ganyati (Bengali: গন্যাতি, Hindi: ज्ञानती, Marathi: गंयाती) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganyati? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ganyati is the 3,602,217th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Ganyati occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ganyati are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ganyati is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Ganyati is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 21 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Ganyati is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Ganyati Last Name Statistics demography

Ganyati earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.3% less than the national average, earning R 84,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ganyati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganyati in the Hindi language
ज्ञानतीjnanati-
Ganyati in the Marathi language
गंयातीganyati50
गंयतीganyati50
Ganyati in the Bengali language
গন্যাতিgan'yati28.57
গন্যতিgan'yati28.57
গন্যাতীgan'yati14.29
গৈন্যাতিgain'yati14.29
গৈন্যতিgain'yati14.29

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Footnotes

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