Ganasham Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ganasham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganasham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ganasham (80) may also be a first name.

Ganasham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganasham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ganasham (Marathi: गणशाम, Tibetan: ག་ན་ཤེམ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganasham? popularity and diffusion

Ganasham is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ganasham occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganasham are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ganasham is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 80 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found and Goa, where 50 percent are found. Outside of India it is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ganasham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganasham in the Tibetan language
ག་ན་ཤེམ་ganashem-
Ganasham in the Marathi language
गणशामganasama61.54
घनशामghanasama30.77
घनःशामghanahsama7.69

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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 Ganasham
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