Garnah Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Garnah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garnah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Garnah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garnah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garnah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garnah is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Garnah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Garnah is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 183,689. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Margibi County, where 46 percent live, Nimba County, where 25 percent live and Lofa County, where 21 percent live. Excluding Liberia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Garnah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garnah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garnah surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnach922/
Gargnah921/
Garnash920/
Garna91787/
Garnauth862/
Garnacht860/
Garnas83128/
Garnai83103/
Garnat8362/
Gernah8342/
Garnau8332/
Gornah8312/
Garnad839/
Garnay837/
Ngarna836/
Garnaj834/
Garnea832/
Gargna832/
Gharna831/
Garnna830/
Garnaud771,296/
Garnatz77500/
Garnaut77342/
Garnaas77192/
Garnaat77192/
Garnait77149/
Gharnat7783/
Garenna7737/
Garnatt7729/
Garnaux7728/
Garnass7720/
Garnaus7712/
Ghernah7711/
Garnadt7711/
Garnoth777/
Gorneah776/
Gharnaz775/
Garnaad775/
Garneat772/
Gornadh771/
Gornach771/
Ngarnai771/
Garniea771/
Gharnas771/
Gornaah771/
Garnhas770/
Gerna73974/
Garno73663/
Gorna73483/
Górna7352/
Gòrna731/
Garnault71498/
Garneaux7152/
Garnautt7125/
Garnoosh7110/
Gaurneau711/
Garneaus711/
Garneatt710/
Garnhaus710/
Gornas674,530/
Garney67700/
Garnot67386/
Gornea67378/
Gernay67251/
Gourna67182/
Ngarno67145/
Garnou6776/
Garnos6757/
Gornay6755/
Gornaz6737/
Gernai6719/
Gorzna6716/
Gornat6715/
Gornai6714/
Gernaa6714/
Gharno6712/
Garnod676/
Górzna676/
Gorgna675/
Garneu675/
Garnuo675/
Gornaľ674/
Garnei673/
Gargno673/
Górnaś673/
Gornoh672/
Ghahremna672/
Gornaś672/
Garnoy672/
Görnaz671/
Gernna671/
Gornad671/
Garngo671/
Ghorna671/
Ngorna671/
Gornau671/

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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 Garnah
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