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
Ghangu (Hindi: घनगू, Marathi: घांगु, Oriya: ଘାୁ) is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ghangu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Ghangu occurs mostly 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 common first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Ghangu is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside and West Region, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.
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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