Ganev Surname

88,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ganev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria4,6191:1,511228
Russia2341:615,91054,032
Moldova1451:24,5614,070
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Greece411:270,23940,426
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
North Macedonia151:140,09810,775
Austria121:709,62061,025
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Ganěv (2) are calculated separately.

Ganev (26) may also be a first name.

Ganev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganev (Georgian: განევ, Hindi: गनेव, Russian: Ганев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Ganěv. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,958th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,350,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ganev live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Ganev is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The last name Ganev is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4,619 people, or 1 in 1,511. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 14 percent are found, Stara Zagora Province, where 11 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent are found and Moldova, where 3 percent are found.

Ganev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ganev surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ganev surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ganev earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganěv932/
Ganiev9131,429/
Ganeva915,353/
Ganeev914,730/
Ganaev91532/
Gangev9135/
Ganoev9123/
Ganeiv9114/
Gagnev9113/
Gannev913/
Gaynev911/
Gainev911/
Ganevs911/
Anev891,066/
Gayneev83180/
Gangeev83158/
Ganniev8326/
Gainiev8323/
Gaynaev8314/
G'Aniev839/
Gaineev837/
Ganneva832/
Gainaev832/
Ganeshv832/
Gayneva831/
Gauniev831/
Ganneev831/
Gaineva831/
Ghaniev831/
Ganav8014,771/
Ognev806,868/
Genev801,402/
Aneva801,114/
Ganeb80928/
Ganov80891/
Gonev80358/
Hanev80329/
Angev80168/
Aniev8061/
Ganef8055/
Ganep8041/
Ganew8037/
Aneev8022/
Agnev8018/
Ganiv8018/
Annev8011/
Anhev807/
Asnev801/
Aanev801/
Aunev801/
Ganevová7754/
Ganevova773/
Ganief73854/
Hannev73398/
Goneva73332/
Ganiew73282/
Genaev73228/
Gannov73214/
Gaunov73177/
Ganeff73163/
Goneev73107/
Goniev73104/
Ganipe7393/
Haneev7393/
Ganyov7348/
Atneev7343/
Ghaneb7341/
Gounev7339/
Geniev7338/
Aineva7337/
Gainov7327/
Ayniev7320/
Geneev7314/
Ghanef7314/
Ogneev7311/
Ognevs7311/
Haniev7310/
Ghanav7310/
Agneev739/
Ganiov738/
Angeev737/
Gainiv737/
Ganeew736/
Ganepe736/
Gonaev734/
Gaanov734/
Anhiev734/
Ghaniv734/
Gauniv734/
Gainef733/
Anheev733/
Anneva732/
Goenev732/
Ganeef732/
Gainav731/
Gajnov731/
Gaenef731/
Ganeeb731/
Ganesp731/
Gognev731/
Gotnev731/
Ahnevt731/
Anniev731/
Nganeb731/
Ganaew731/
Ganebh731/
Ganefh731/
Ganeph731/
Aaneva731/
Ahneev731/
Ayneva731/
Ganeyb730/
Aneb671,571/
Anef6743/
Anew6736/
Gautneb6727/
Onev6721/
Gouneva6719/
Aniv6716/
Ghannew6713/
Gangeew6711/
Hanneva678/
Haineev676/
Ganeshb672/
Ahaneev672/
Gatneaw671/
Ganneff671/
Gainesb671/
Gainnov671/
Ganeshf671/
Ganeshp671/
Ganichv671/
Hanevtt671/
Gonhaev671/
Ghaneef671/
Gooneva671/
Gaaanov671/
Ağaneva671/
Hayneev671/

Ganev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganev in the Hindi language
गनेवganeva-
Ganev in the Georgian language
განევganev66.67
განევიganevi33.33
Ganev in the Russian language
Ганевganev-

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