Garanga Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Garanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Garanga (255) may also be a first name.
Garanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garanga (Bengali: গরাঙ্গ, Hindi: गरंगा, Oriya: ଗରା) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Garanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Garanga are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Garanga is also the 557,860th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 255 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 72 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 28 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Garanga occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garanga in the Bengali language | ||
| গরাঙ্গ | garanga | - |
| Garanga in the Hindi language | ||
| गरंगा | garanga | - |
| Garanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗରା | gara | 60 |
| ଗାରାା | garaa | 20 |
| ଗାରା | gara | 20 |
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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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- 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 Garanga
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