Ganagan Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ganagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2771:644,92410,017
Philippines2121:477,53957,195
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ganagan (54) may also be a first name.

Ganagan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganagan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ganagan (Bengali: গনগন, Marathi: गांगण, Oriya: ଗନଗନ୍) is most common in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ganagan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 586,691st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname Ganagan is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ganagan are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

Ganagan is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 644,924. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Ganagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ganagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ganagan surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ganagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganagan in the Bengali language
গনগনganagana-
Ganagan in the Oriya language
ଗନଗନ୍ganagan-
Ganagan in the Marathi language
गांगणgangana-

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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
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  • 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 Ganagan
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