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

The last name Gana (Arabic: جانّا, Bengali: গন, Georgian: განა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: गना, Marathi: गणा, Oriya: ଗଣା, Russian: Гана, Tibetan: ག་ན་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gaña or Gană. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Gana is the 6,505^th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 83,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gana reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gana is also the 6,886^th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 152,474 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36,136 people, or 1 in 4,902. In Nigeria Gana is most frequent in: Niger, where 33 percent are found, Borno, where 30 percent are found and Kwara, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Gana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,042 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gana surname is principally Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gana surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Gana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.58% less than the national average, earning R 126,936 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.19% less than the national average, earning $15,849,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,151 CAD per year.