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) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganagan? popularity and diffusion

Ganagan is the 586,691st most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. Ganagan is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 644,924. In Pakistan Ganagan is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Not including Pakistan it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Ganagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ganagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ganagan last name 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganagan
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