Ganeesh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ganeesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ganeesh (134) may also be a first name.
Ganeesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganeesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganeesh (Hindi: गणेेश, Marathi: गणेश) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ganeesh.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganeesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganeesh is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Ganeesh is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ganeesh live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 800,975th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 134 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent reside, Kerala, where 20 percent reside and Telangana, where 20 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganeesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganeesh in the Marathi language | ||
| गणेश | ganesa | - |
| Ganeesh in the Hindi language | ||
| गणेेश | ganeesa | 50 |
| गणेश | ganesa | 45.45 |
| गनेश | ganesa | 4.55 |
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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 Ganeesh
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