Gangan Surname
Approximately 11,838 people bear this surname
Gangan Surname User-submission:
The origin of this surname is believed to come from a type of corn that is popular with Romanian farmers. The hangan is a type of mountain corn with a large corn knob and yellow-reddish corn seeds.
Gangan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,716 | 1:162,652 | 10,117 |
| Moldova | 2,556 | 1:1,393 | 125 |
| Philippines | 1,306 | 1:77,518 | 13,419 |
| Benin | 1,137 | 1:9,090 | 1,265 |
| Russia | 416 | 1:346,450 | 34,439 |
| South Africa | 285 | 1:190,097 | 20,645 |
| Kazakhstan | 270 | 1:65,491 | 8,009 |
| Malaysia | 205 | 1:143,874 | 9,060 |
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Ivory Coast | 149 | 1:154,840 | 7,181 |
| Transnistria | 133 | 1:3,569 | 604 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Georgia | 7 | 1:535,078 | 18,425 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Gangañ (1) & Gañgan (740) are calculated separately.
Gangan (7,504) may also be a first name.
Gangan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The origin of this surname is believed to come from a type of corn that is popular with Romanian farmers. The hangan is a type of mountain corn with a large corn knob and yellow-reddish corn seeds.
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Average Gangan Salary in
United States
$34,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gangan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gangan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gangan (Bengali: গঙ্গাঁ, Georgian: განგან, Hindi: गंगन, Marathi: गांगण, Oriya: ଗାାନ, Russian: Ганган) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Gangañ or Gañgan. Click here for other potential spellings of Gangan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gangan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,896th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 615,606 people. The surname Gangan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Gangan live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 74,186th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 7,504 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 4,716 people, or 1 in 162,652. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent live, Gujarat, where 7 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Barring India Gangan is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Gangan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gangan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gangan last name expanded 389 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gangan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gangan last name is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gangan are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gangan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.72% more than the national average, earning R 358,176 per year and in United States they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning $34,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gangan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gangan in the Georgian language | ||
| განგან | gangan | - |
| Gangan in the Bengali language | ||
| গঙ্গাঁ | gangam | 98 |
| গঙ্গঁা | gangama | 2 |
| Gangan in the Marathi language | ||
| गांगण | gangana | 86.83 |
| गांगन | gangana | 4.35 |
| गंगन | gangana | 2.83 |
| गंगण | gangana | 2.05 |
| अनंत | ananta | 0.87 |
| गंगाण | gangana | 0.43 |
| गांगाण | gangana | 0.18 |
| गागंण | gaganna | 0.18 |
| रंजन | ranjana | 0.11 |
| गंगान | gangana | 0.09 |
| गांगणा | gangana | 0.07 |
| गणगण | ganagana | 0.05 |
| वंदना | vandana | 0.04 |
| गांग | ganga | 0.04 |
| अंजनी | anjani | 0.04 |
| रंजना | ranjana | 0.04 |
| गनगन | ganagana | 0.04 |
| ग़ांगण | gangana | 0.04 |
| अंजना | anjana | 0.04 |
| गंगर | gangara | 0.04 |
| गांगळ | gangala | 0.04 |
| ़गांगण | gangana | 0.04 |
| मंगला | mangala | 0.04 |
| संजना | sanjana | 0.04 |
| गांगण् | gangan | 0.04 |
| गंगना | gangana | 0.02 |
| गंगां | gangam | 0.02 |
| गांगां | gangam | 0.02 |
| गंगं | gangam | 0.02 |
| Gangan in the Hindi language | ||
| गंगन | gangana | 82.56 |
| गंगां | gangam | 11.74 |
| गांगन | gangana | 2.14 |
| गनगन | ganagana | 1.78 |
| गगन | gagana | 0.71 |
| गंगान | gangana | 0.36 |
| गांगं | gangam | 0.36 |
| गांगां | gangam | 0.36 |
| Gangan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାାନ | gaana | 76.09 |
| ଗାାନ୍ | gaan | 8.7 |
| ଗାଂଗାନ | gangana | 6.52 |
| ଗାନ | gana | 2.17 |
| ଗାଂଗନ | gangana | 2.17 |
| ଗଁାଗାନ | gamagana | 2.17 |
| ଗାନ୍ | gan | 2.17 |
| Gangan in the Russian language | ||
| Ганган | gangan | - |
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