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Where Does The Last Name Ganye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ganye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻲ) has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 174,083^rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,955,209 people. Ganye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganye reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganye is also the 245,025^th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,066 people.

This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,147 people, or 1 in 9,011. In Benin Ganye is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 34 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 22 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and Ghana, where 14 percent are found.

Ganye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ganye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ganye last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ganye Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Ganye surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Ganye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning R 106,020 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.