Gangara Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Gangara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 67 | 1:286,448 | 8,737 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gangara (214) may also be a first name.
Gangara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gangara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gangara (Hindi: गंगारा, Marathi: गंगारा, Oriya: ପଧାନ) is found most in Niger. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gangara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,202,518th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Gangara live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 617,781st most common first name globally It is held by 214 people.
The surname Gangara is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 286,448. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 75 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 21 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and India, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gangara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gangara in the Marathi language | ||
| गंगारा | gangara | 94.72 |
| गंगाराम | gangarama | 3.28 |
| जन्गरा | jan'gara | 0.36 |
| घनवट | ghanavata | 0.18 |
| जगर | jagara | 0.18 |
| सगर | sagara | 0.18 |
| जगंगारा | jagangara | 0.18 |
| गंगरा | gangara | 0.18 |
| धनगर | dhanagara | 0.18 |
| घाणेकर | ghanekara | 0.18 |
| ढंगारे | dhangare | 0.18 |
| Gangara in the Hindi language | ||
| गंगारा | gangara | 52.38 |
| गंगरा | gangara | 38.1 |
| गंगाराम | gangarama | 9.52 |
| Gangara in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 50 |
| ଗାରା | gara | 50 |
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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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- 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 Gangara
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