Garnah Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Garnah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Garnah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garnah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garnah is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Garnah.
How Common Is The Last Name Garnah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Garnah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Garnah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
Garnah is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 183,689. In Liberia Garnah is most prevalent in: Margibi County, where 46 percent live, Nimba County, where 25 percent live and Lofa County, where 21 percent live. Outside of Liberia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Garnah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Garnah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Garnah
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