Gashanja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gashanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gashanja (4) may also be a first name.
Gashanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gashanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gashanja is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashanja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 4 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Gashanja is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gachanja | 88 | 6,384 | / |
| Gassanja | 88 | 5 | / |
| Gashanje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Asanja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gachanjah | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gachanjia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gasanza | 80 | 99 | / |
| Gasanji | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ashanya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gasanea | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hasanja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Asanjad | 80 | 9 | / |
| Achanja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ashania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashanha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gasania | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ghasania | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ashaniah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gasgania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hassanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghassania | 71 | 1,096 | / |
| Asanya | 71 | 1,095 | / |
| Asonja | 71 | 267 | / |
| Asania | 71 | 65 | / |
| Osanja | 71 | 40 | / |
| Hassanjad | 71 | 18 | / |
| Asanjo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ašanja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghazanjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asanea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachancha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asahaniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aachanjya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngassanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasahagne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hassanjat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasania | 67 | 709 | / |
| Asianya | 67 | 147 | / |
| Asannia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gasaneo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hasanya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Asanias | 67 | 36 | / |
| Asianjo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gazanji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ashonjo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ausania | 67 | 22 | / |
| Asangea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gosanza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Asaniah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gazonja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Asangna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Assanya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Achanjo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aasanya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gazania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Assania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ochanja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Assagna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asamnia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gasange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asanyea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asaneay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Achagna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gosanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassanjadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atsanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asanyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asiania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asainia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asanyay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gashanja
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