Ganyire Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Ganyire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganyire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganyire is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ganyire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganyire is the 2,091,648th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganyire are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 195,421. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyire | 93 | 6 | / |
| Anyire | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hanyire | 86 | 368 | / |
| Ganiere | 86 | 269 | / |
| Ganyira | 86 | 188 | / |
| Ganière | 86 | 89 | / |
| Ganhire | 86 | 69 | / |
| Ganjire | 86 | 7 | / |
| Amnyire | 86 | 2 | / |
| Anyiere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gonyire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gagniere | 80 | 539 | / |
| Gagnaire | 80 | 468 | / |
| Gagnière | 80 | 58 | / |
| Gasniere | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gagnayre | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ganiayre | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gounyire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gasnière | 80 | 2 | / |
| Anouyire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganyiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganniere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anyira | 77 | 790 | / |
| Anyiri | 77 | 706 | / |
| Anyere | 77 | 447 | / |
| Aniere | 77 | 161 | / |
| Onyire | 77 | 75 | / |
| Anjire | 77 | 18 | / |
| Anhire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anière | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaignaire | 75 | 111 | / |
| Anahayire | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gaigniere | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gagnières | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gagnieres | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ganjiri | 71 | 137 | / |
| Gaignierre | 71 | 133 | / |
| Anniere | 71 | 73 | / |
| Hanyere | 71 | 55 | / |
| Anjireh | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ganiera | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gangere | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gagnere | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ganjira | 71 | 13 | / |
| Aniyore | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hanyiri | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ganhiri | 71 | 7 | / |
| Haniere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Anietre | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anyiera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganhere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gonyere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyereh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyirii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asniere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anières | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agniere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganiira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganjere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyere | 67 | 310 | / |
| Gongeire | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gagneret | 67 | 23 | / |
| Asnieres | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gagnieri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahanyere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hagniere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagneres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asnières | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanniere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangiiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nganjiri | 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
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- 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 Ganyire
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