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 surname Gaganan (Marathi: गजानन, Oriya: ଗଜାନନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gaganan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaganan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Gaganan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaganan are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gaganan is also the 705,855th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 168 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 67 percent reside, Karnataka, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Gaganan
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