Gananan Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Gananan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 165 | 1:613,565 | 66,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Gananan (54) may also be a first name.
Gananan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gananan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gananan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gananan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gananan is the 1,343,156th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gananan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gananan is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 54 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 613,565. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Soccsksargen, where 36 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 24 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines Gananan occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Gananan
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