Nganana Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nganana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2281:91,09210,928
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nganana (13) may also be a first name.

Nganana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganana is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nganana.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,025,894th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganana live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nganana is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 91,092. In Cameroon Nganana is most common in: Centre Region, where 90 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Nganana Last Name Statistics demography

Nganana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.46% less than the national average, earning R 63,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngananga9347/
Nganaina931/
Ngananna931/
Ngahnana931/
Nanana92277/
Ganana92129/
Nganhayna8833/
Nganganga8814/
Ganaina86613/
Nganena86200/
Kganana86113/
Nananga8660/
Nananay8650/
Ngenana8640/
Ngonana8634/
Gananau8627/
Gananga8613/
Nganani8611/
Gananai8610/
Nhanana8610/
Ganhana869/
Gananat868/
Gananna868/
Gananay865/
Nainana865/
Gannana863/
Gananad862/
Namnana862/
Ghanana862/
Nananat861/
Nananna861/
Nannana861/
Nananai861/
Nganane861/
Nganany861/
Gnanana861/
Ganayna861/
Neanana861/
Ganganna804,434/
Ngangane80175/
Nhananga80170/
Ngonaina8065/
Ng'onana8025/
Nganhena807/
Gan'an'a806/
Nanganna804/
Gananadh804/
Ngananyi804/
Nganhane804/
Ghananat802/
Ngananje801/
Gonganna801/
Nanangay801/
Ngonanai801/
Ngonayna801/
Nganange801/
Ngananou801/
Ghananaz801/
Ganahina801/
Gaanaina801/
Nanano7727/
Gonana7726/
Nonana7712/
Ganona772/
Nananá771/
Ganano771/
Nainanhai754/
Ninganani754/
Cganganna753/
Kganganna751/
Ganganaha751/
Gangannaa751/
Gnananadh751/
Ngounaina751/
Ngangouna751/
Nganhanou751/
Nganhoyna751/
Gangaanaa751/
Nangana711,739/
Gangana71535/
Nongana71101/
Nanango7151/
Nananou7128/
Ganonad7124/
Ganouna7117/
Gangona7114/
Gongana7112/
Nganone7112/
Goonana714/
Ngonane714/
Ngonani713/
Ganango713/
Gananou713/
Ganonay712/
Nganoni711/
Nonaina711/
Ghanano711/
Gonnana711/
Gomnana711/
Nananoo711/
Ngannganio711/
Nganono711/
Gounana711/
Gonaina711/
Ghanaatnaa711/
Nomnana711/
Kgonana711/
Ganonna711/
Nganongo675,636/
Nanganga673,386/
Nonganga67168/
Ngangana6765/
Ganganga6731/
Ghanonad6720/
Nainaney6717/
Ganganay6717/
Nghonani6716/
Ngonange6715/
Nanganai679/
Nanganay676/
Ngounani675/
Noonaina675/
Gonganau674/
Gangonay673/
Gangouna673/
Nganonga673/
Neinanas671/
Gainaney671/
Ghonanad671/
Ngounane671/
Naanouna671/
N'Gonane671/
Gaungana671/
Gongaina671/
Goingana671/
Gainanod671/
Gangahna671/
Ganganai671/
Nonhanna671/
Goohnana671/
Noonanat671/
Nootnana671/
Nganouni671/
Gangaina671/

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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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  • 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 Nganana
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