Gangaya Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Gangaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gangaya (621) may also be a first name.
Gangaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gangaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gangaya (Hindi: गंगया, Marathi: गंगया, Oriya: ଗାାୟା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gangaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gangaya is the 1,596,935th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Gangaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Gangaya live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gangaya is also the 334,590th most frequent first name on earth, held by 621 people.
Gangaya is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 7,827,198. In India it is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 87 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Telangana, where 3 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gangaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gangaya in the Hindi language | ||
| गंगया | gangaya | 88.89 |
| गंगाया | gangaya | 11.11 |
| Gangaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାାୟା | gaaya | 85.26 |
| ଗାୟା | gaya | 7.37 |
| ଗାୟ | gaya | 3.16 |
| ବାୟାଣି | bayani | 1.05 |
| ପାପଲ | papala | 1.05 |
| ଗାଂଗାୟା | gangaya | 1.05 |
| Gangaya in the Marathi language | ||
| गंगया | gangaya | 80.86 |
| गंगाया | gangaya | 14.35 |
| गणगाया | ganagaya | 0.48 |
| गगया | gagaya | 0.48 |
| गंग्या | gangya | 0.48 |
| बानया | banaya | 0.48 |
| गंगाराम | gangarama | 0.48 |
| गांगया | gangaya | 0.48 |
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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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