173.22 ^cm

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 most in Nigeria. It can appear as: Gaña or Gană. For other potential spellings of Gana click here.

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

The surname Gana is the 6,505^th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 83,913 people. It is mostly found 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 first name at a global level, held by 152,474 people.

The last name Gana is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36,136 people, or 1 in 4,902. In Nigeria Gana is most common in: Niger, where 33 percent live, Borno, where 30 percent live and Kwara, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent live and Algeria, where 10 percent live.

Gana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Gana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

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