Ganyea Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ganyea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Ganyea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganyea is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyea? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ganyea are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Ganyea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ganyea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ganyea surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Ganyea
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