Garnay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Garnay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Garnay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garnay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garnay (Russian: Гарнай) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garnay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Garnay are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Garnay is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 33 percent are found, Margibi County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garnay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garnay in the Russian language | ||
| Гарнай | garnaj | - |
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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 Garnay
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