Gaana Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Gaana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gaana (65) may also be a first name.
Gaana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaana (Arabic: غاينا, Oriya: ଗାଆଣ, Russian: Гаана, Tibetan: གཱ་ན་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Gaana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Gaana reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gaana is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 65 people.
The surname Gaana is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Gaana is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 87 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India Gaana is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaana in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཱ་ན་ | gana | - |
| Gaana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଆଣ | ga'ana | 61.11 |
| ଗାଆଁଣ | ga'amna | 19.44 |
| ଗଁାଣ | gamana | 8.33 |
| ଗାଆଣା | ga'ana | 5.56 |
| ଗଅନା | ga'ana | 2.78 |
| ଜ୍ଞାନର | jnanara | 2.78 |
| Gaana in the Russian language | ||
| Гаана | gaana | - |
| Gaana in the Arabic language | ||
| غاينا | ghayna | - |
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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 Gaana
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