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

The surname Ganye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻲ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Ganye is the 174,083^rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,955,209 people. Ganye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganye live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ganye is also the 245,025^th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 1,066 people.

This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 1,147 people, or 1 in 9,011. In Benin Ganye is most common in: Zou Department, where 34 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent live and Littoral Department, where 22 percent live. Besides Benin it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Ghana, where 14 percent live.

Ganye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ganye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being 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.