Ghangu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ghangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ghangu (33) may also be a first name.
Ghangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghangu (Hindi: घनगू, Marathi: घांगु, Oriya: ଘାୁ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghangu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Ghangu is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Ghangu are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 33 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Ghangu is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent live and West Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghangu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghangu in the Hindi language | ||
| घनगू | ghanagu | - |
| Ghangu in the Marathi language | ||
| घांगु | ghangu | 60 |
| घंगु | ghangu | 20 |
| घांगू | ghangu | 20 |
| Ghangu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘାୁ | ghau | 50 |
| ଘାଂଗୁ | ghangu | 50 |
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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 Ghangu
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