Gaanan Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Gaanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 287 | 1:352,746 | 47,362 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Gaanan (15) may also be a first name.
Gaanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaanan (Marathi: गज़ानन) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaanan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaanan is the 914,967th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Gaanan is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gaanan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gaanan is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 352,746. In The Philippines Gaanan is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 54 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 13 percent are found and Davao Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including The Philippines Gaanan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaanan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaanan in the Marathi language | ||
| गज़ानन | gazanana | 70.59 |
| गजानन | gajanana | 29.41 |
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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 Gaanan
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