Nganani Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nganani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nganani (74) may also be a first name.
Nganani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nganani is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganani are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nganani is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 74 people.
The last name Nganani is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Besides South Africa Nganani exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngananyi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ninganani | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nganana | 86 | 246 | / |
| Ngonani | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nganany | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganoni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngannganio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngangane | 80 | 175 | / |
| Nghonani | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ngounani | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nganhane | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngonanai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganouni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngahnana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngananna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngananje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganhayna | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nghonanei | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nengonani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngonana | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nganone | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngonane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngonomni | 67 | 93 | / |
| Ngonaina | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ng'onana | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ngonange | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngonongi | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Gonane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonayna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngounane | 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 Nganani
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