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
The last name Ganyiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganyiwa is the 347,978th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,940,520 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganyiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 15,047. In Zimbabwe Ganyiwa is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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