Ganaj Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Ganaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 73 | 1:39,919 | 5,672 |
| Slovakia | 72 | 1:74,117 | 14,362 |
| Kosovo | 62 | 1:30,030 | 3,005 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganaj (25) may also be a first name.
Ganaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganaj (Bengali: গনজ, Hindi: गनाज, Marathi: गनाज, Oriya: ଗାନାଜ) is found most frequently in Albania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 983,245th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ganaj live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 39,919. In Albania it is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 40 percent are found, Durrës County, where 29 percent are found and Vlorë County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Albania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 27 percent are found and Kosovo, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganaj in the Bengali language | ||
| গনজ | ganaja | - |
| Ganaj in the Marathi language | ||
| गनाज | ganaja | 60 |
| गानज | ganaja | 20 |
| गणेाज | ganeaja | 20 |
| Ganaj in the Hindi language | ||
| गनाज | ganaja | 50 |
| गनजा | ganaja | 33.33 |
| गनज | ganaja | 16.67 |
| Ganaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାନାଜ | ganaja | 50 |
| ଗନଜ | ganaja | 50 |
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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 Ganaj
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