Ganas Surname
Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname
Ganas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 943 | 1:107,358 | 18,664 |
| United States | 875 | 1:414,239 | 35,992 |
| South Africa | 826 | 1:65,590 | 8,235 |
| Greece | 77 | 1:143,893 | 23,795 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Moldova | 36 | 1:98,927 | 11,954 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Gañas (461) are calculated separately.
Ganas (2,303) may also be a first name.
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Ganas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganas (Arabic: غناس, Hindi: गणशा, Marathi: गनस, Oriya: ଗନସ, Russian: Ганас) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear as: Gañas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 139,654th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,278,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 34 percent of Ganas reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ganas is also the 155,260th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 2,303 people.
The last name Ganas is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 943 people, or 1 in 107,358. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 34 percent live, Caraga, where 14 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 26 percent live.
Ganas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ganas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ganas last name increased 3,241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ganas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ganas last name are 16.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Ganas earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.27% more than the national average, earning R 366,612 per year; in United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,928 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନସ | ganasa | 86.44 |
| ଗଣସ | ganasa | 5.08 |
| ଗାନସା୍ | ganasa | 1.69 |
| ଗଂସ | gansa | 1.69 |
| ଗାନସ | ganasa | 1.69 |
| ଗନସ୍ | ganas | 1.69 |
| ଗେଣଶ | genasa | 1.69 |
| Ganas in the Marathi language | ||
| गनस | ganasa | 50 |
| गणस | ganasa | 25 |
| गानस | ganasa | 25 |
| Ganas in the Hindi language | ||
| गणशा | ganasa | 25 |
| गनसा | ganasa | 25 |
| गनशा | ganasa | 25 |
| गणसा | ganasa | 12.5 |
| गणस | ganasa | 12.5 |
| Ganas in the Russian language | ||
| Ганас | ganas | - |
| Ganas in the Arabic language | ||
| غناس | ghnas | - |
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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 Ganas
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