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
The last name Gashanja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gashanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashanja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gashanja is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda Gashanja exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
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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