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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་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gaña or Gană. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Gana is the 6,505^th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,913 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gana are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,886^th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 152,474 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36,136 people, or 1 in 4,902. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 33 percent are found, Borno, where 30 percent are found and Kwara, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 112 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 12 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Gana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gana surname increased 2,042 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gana last name is primarily Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Gana last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.35% registered to vote for the political 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.