Ganywa Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ganywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ganywa (28) may also be a first name.

Ganywa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganywa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ganywa is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ganywa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganywa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ganywa are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name globally, held by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Without taking into account The DR Congo Ganywa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganuwa83167/
Ganiwa8374/
Ganewa8314/
Ganywi831/
Ganhewa77972/
Ganyova7777/
Nganiwa7732/
Ganybay7720/
Ganniwa778/
Ganiewa778/
Ganhiwa773/
Nganywe772/
Gaanewa771/
Nganjwa771/
Ganeway771/
Nganywi771/
Ganuway771/
Ganhuwa771/
Gannewa771/
Ganiway770/
Ganniwad711/
Ganeaway711/
Ghaneiwa711/
Gangeway710/
Ganeva675,353/
Ganewe67136/
Ganeba6750/
Goniwa6723/
Gonewa6720/
Gonjwa677/
Ganiva677/
Ganiwe677/
Ganjwe675/
Ganiba674/
Ganjua674/
Ganuva674/
Ganiwi673/
Ganhua671/
Ganybo671/

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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 Ganywa
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