Ganeshan Surname
Approximately 9,980 people bear this surname
Ganeshan Surname User-submission:
This name means "Lord of the Army" and is reference to the Hindu god, Ganesha- the god of good luck and wisdom, son of Shiva and Parvati. He is represented with the head of an elephant with the vehicle of a rat.
Ganeshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6,505 | 1:3,199 | 450 |
| India | 2,109 | 1:363,710 | 19,701 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Mauritius | 43 | 1:30,079 | 5,976 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Oman | 8 | 1:460,996 | 5,668 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Ganeshan (5,954) may also be a first name.
Ganeshan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name means "Lord of the Army" and is reference to the Hindu god, Ganesha- the god of good luck and wisdom, son of Shiva and Parvati. He is represented with the head of an elephant with the vehicle of a rat.
- bgibson06Ganeshan Demographics
Average Ganeshan Salary in
United States
$57,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ganeshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganeshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ganeshan (Hindi: गणेशन, Marathi: गणेशन, Russian: Ганешан) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganeshan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,359th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 730,215 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Ganeshan live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ganeshan is also the 86,097th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 5,954 people.
The surname Ganeshan is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 6,505 people, or 1 in 3,199. Outside of Sri Lanka Ganeshan occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.
Ganeshan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ganeshan are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ganeshan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning 274,418 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.85% less than the national average, earning R 47,892 per year; in United States they earn 32.34% more than the national average, earning $57,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganeshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganeshan in the Marathi language | ||
| गणेशन | ganesana | 88.78 |
| गनेशन | ganesana | 3.8 |
| गणेश | ganesa | 1.72 |
| गणेशण | ganesana | 1.31 |
| गणेशान | ganesana | 0.59 |
| गणेशं | ganesam | 0.53 |
| केगणेशन | keganesana | 0.3 |
| एगणेशन | eganesana | 0.24 |
| गणेसन | ganesana | 0.18 |
| गणेशनए | ganesana'e | 0.18 |
| पीगनेशन | piganesana | 0.12 |
| सीगणेशन | siganesana | 0.12 |
| पीगणेशन | piganesana | 0.12 |
| कानेसंग | kanesanga | 0.06 |
| टीगणेशन | tiganesana | 0.06 |
| ईगणेशन | iganesana | 0.06 |
| गनेरान | ganerana | 0.06 |
| गानेशन | ganesana | 0.06 |
| हीगणेशन | higanesana | 0.06 |
| मणेशन | manesana | 0.06 |
| गांगेशन | gangesana | 0.06 |
| गजेशन | gajesana | 0.06 |
| गणेशा | ganesa | 0.06 |
| गनेशण | ganesana | 0.06 |
| Ganeshan in the Hindi language | ||
| गणेशन | ganesana | 46.34 |
| गनेशं | ganesam | 26.83 |
| गणेशं | ganesam | 13.41 |
| गनेशन | ganesana | 7.32 |
| एस | esa | 2.44 |
| गणेशां | ganesam | 2.44 |
| गणेषन | ganesana | 1.22 |
| Ganeshan in the Russian language | ||
| Ганешан | ganesan | - |
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