Ghernaya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghernaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghernaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghernaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ghernaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ghernaya occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghernaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghernaya is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ghernaya are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Mahgreb.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,518,793. Excluding Algeria Ghernaya is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghernaia885/
Gernay86251/
Gernaa8614/
Gherny861/
Gornaya801,050/
Garnaya80114/
Girnaya802/
Ghernai801/
Gernoya801/
Gerniya801/
Giernay800/
Gerna77974/
Gerny77145/
Gharniya7583/
Gharnaia752/
Guernaia751/
Gerney71144/
Gornay7155/
Gernai7119/
Grenay719/
Gernyi718/
Garnay717/
Gherni717/
Gherne716/
Gerrny714/
Girnay712/
Gernayová711/
Gernoy711/
Gernna711/
Ghernou67170/
Girnaja6766/
Guerney6762/
Gherner6735/
Gernais6730/
Gornaia6715/
Gernaji674/
Garnaja674/
Garniya674/
Gernaij673/
Ghernet673/
Ghehrnejad671/
Gernaut671/
Gernaie671/
Gorniya671/
Gornaja671/
Gernaiz671/
Gierney670/
Gernaud670/

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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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  • 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 Ghernaya
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