Ganyiwa Surname
Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname
Ganyiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,026 | 1:15,047 | 2,111 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Ganyiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganyiwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 347,978th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. The surname Ganyiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganyiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 15,047. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent reside, Harare Province, where 26 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganiewa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ganhiwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ganyewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ganiywa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganyiba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganieva | 71 | 32,970 | / |
| Ganhewa | 71 | 972 | / |
| Ganyeva | 71 | 281 | / |
| Gonjiwa | 71 | 105 | / |
| Gonyiwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganiiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganiyva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaynieva | 67 | 338 | / |
| Gainieva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ganijeva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gasnieva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nganyewo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gannieva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ganjewad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ganieeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ganjibai | 67 | 2 | / |
| G'Anieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganyioui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gagnieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangeway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ganjibhai | 63 | 14 | / |
| Ganiewich | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nganyewoh | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ngoynjiwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gagneva | 57 | 18 | / |
| Ganievy | 57 | 8 | / |
| Goniewo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganjevi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganjevad | 53 | 43 | / |
| Gangeeva | 53 | 16 | / |
| Gányiová | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngonjiwo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ganjiboy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ganjevau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ganievich | 50 | 41 | / |
| Ganievish | 50 | 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
- 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 Ganyiwa
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