Gaganan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gaganan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaganan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gaganan (168) may also be a first name.

Gaganan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaganan (Marathi: गजानन, Oriya: ଗଜାନନ) is most common in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gaganan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaganan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaganan live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gaganan is also the 705,855th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 168 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Gaganan is most frequent in: Kerala, where 67 percent are found, Karnataka, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gaganan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaganan in the Oriya language
ଗଜାନନgajanana-
Gaganan in the Marathi language
गजाननgajanana78.35
गगाननgaganana14.43
गगननgaganana2.06
गजाननंgajananam1.03
गगणनgaganana1.03
ग़जाननgajanana1.03
गागननgaganana1.03

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaganan
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