Gahana Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Gahana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 387 | 1:461,612 | 8,209 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gahana (480) may also be a first name.
Gahana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahana (Arabic: قهاني, Hindi: गहना, Marathi: गहना, Oriya: ଗାହାଣ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gahana.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 553,576th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. Gahana is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gahana are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gahana is also the 388,155th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 480 people.
It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 461,612. In Pakistan Gahana is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Barring Pakistan Gahana occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gahana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gahana in the Marathi language | ||
| गहना | gahana | 92.16 |
| लखन | lakhana | 1.96 |
| घटका | ghataka | 1.96 |
| गहणा | gahana | 1.96 |
| लहाणु | lahanu | 1.96 |
| Gahana in the Hindi language | ||
| गहना | gahana | 82.5 |
| गहाना | gahana | 10 |
| गहणा | gahana | 7.5 |
| Gahana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାହାଣ | gahana | 54.88 |
| ଗହନା | gahana | 15.85 |
| ଗାହାଣା | gahana | 6.1 |
| ଗହଣା | gahana | 4.88 |
| ଗାହଣ | gahana | 3.66 |
| ଗାହଣା | gahana | 3.66 |
| ଗହନ | gahana | 3.66 |
| ଘନ | ghana | 1.22 |
| ଗହଣ | gahana | 1.22 |
| ଗାଆଣ | ga'ana | 1.22 |
| ଗର୍ାଣ | garana | 1.22 |
| ଖାହାଣ | khahana | 1.22 |
| Gahana in the Arabic language | ||
| قهاني | qhany | - |
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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 Gahana
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