Ganyiwa Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ganyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0261:15,0472,111
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganiewa868/
Ganhiwa863/
Ganyewa862/
Ganiywa861/
Ganyiba861/
Ganieva7132,970/
Ganhewa71972/
Ganyeva71281/
Gonjiwa71105/
Gonyiwe712/
Ganiiva711/
Ganiyva711/
Gaynieva67338/
Gainieva6720/
Ganijeva6715/
Gasnieva6713/
Nganyewo6711/
Gannieva6710/
Ganjewad678/
Ganieeva675/
Ganjibai672/
G'Anieva671/
Ganyioui671/
Gagnieva671/
Gangieva671/
Gangeway670/
Ganjibhai6314/
Ganiewich636/
Nganyewoh632/
Ngoynjiwa631/
Gagneva5718/
Ganievy578/
Goniewo571/
Ganjevi571/
Ganjevad5343/
Gangeeva5316/
Gányiová531/
Ngonjiwo531/
Ganjiboy531/
Ganjevau531/
Ganievich5041/
Ganievish501/

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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 Ganyiwa
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