Ganacan Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Ganacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Ganacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganacan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganacan? popularity and diffusion
Ganacan is the 1,478,479th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Ganacan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ganacan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Ganacan is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 712,945. In The Philippines Ganacan is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 51 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 35 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Ganacan is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ganacan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ganacan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ganacan
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