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Where Does The Last Name Gangan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gangan (Bengali: গঙ্গাঁ, Georgian: განგან, Hindi: गंगन, Marathi: गांगण, Oriya: ଗାାନ, Russian: Ганган) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gangañ or Gañgan. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 43,896^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 615,606 people. This surname is mostly found 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 74,186^th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 7,504 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 4,716 people, or 1 in 162,652. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent are found, Gujarat, where 7 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Other than India Gangan occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Gangan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence 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 surname is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gangan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the 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.