Ganahan Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Ganahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 124 | 1:816,437 | 77,513 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Ganahan Demographics
Ganahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ganahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganahan (Hindi: गणहन) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganahan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ganahan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 816,437. In The Philippines Ganahan is primarily found in: Bicol, where 69 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 9 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ganahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ganahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ganahan last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ganahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganahan in the Hindi language | ||
| गणहन | ganahana | - |
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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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- 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 Ganahan
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