Ganashyam Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Ganashyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganashyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganashyam (2,371) may also be a first name.

Ganashyam Last Name Facts

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

Ganashyam (Bengali: গনশ্যাম, Hindi: गनश्याम, Marathi: घनशाम, Oriya: ଗନଶଯ୍ାମ, Tibetan: ག་ན་ཤེ་ཡམ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganashyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Ganashyam reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 152,570th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 2,371 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Ganashyam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 50 percent are found, Goa, where 30 percent are found and Manipur, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ganashyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganashyam in the Bengali language
গনশ্যামganasyama-
Ganashyam in the Marathi language
घनशामghanasama-
Ganashyam in the Oriya language
ଗନଶଯ୍ାମganasayama60
ଘନଶଯ୍ାମghanasayama20
ଗନଶାମganasama20
Ganashyam in the Hindi language
गनश्यामganasyama55.56
घनश्यामghanasyama44.44
Ganashyam in the Tibetan language
ག་ན་ཤེ་ཡམ་ganashéyam50
གཱ་ནེཤ་ཤེམ་ganeshashem50

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Footnotes

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