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Where Does The Last Name Gan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gan (Arabic: قان, Bengali: গন, Georgian: გან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻥ, Hindi: गन, Marathi: गान, Oriya: ଗାଣ, Russian: Ган, Tibetan: གེན་) is most common in China. It can also be found as: Gán or Gañ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gan is the 338^th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,633 people. Gan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gan reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 30,304^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 26,879 people.

Gan is most widespread in China, where it is carried by 1,443,160 people, or 1 in 947. Aside from China it exists in 136 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and Singapore, where 2 percent are found.

Gan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gan surname increased 958 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus, Muslim (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gan last name are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.05% less than the national average, earning 245,545 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,838 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning R 301,968 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.