Gange Surname
Approximately 11,175 people bear this surname
Gange Surname Definition:
Muardus de Ganges held lands in Normandy t. Phil. Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 181); Thomas and William de Gangia in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Gange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,891 | 1:156,832 | 9,813 |
| Philippines | 3,210 | 1:31,538 | 4,595 |
| United States | 866 | 1:418,544 | 36,318 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Tanzania | 363 | 1:145,845 | 13,314 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Argentina | 95 | 1:449,931 | 33,821 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Latvia | 62 | 1:33,065 | 5,055 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 11 | 1:16,129 | 920 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 180 | 1:135,419 | 12,405 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
The alternate forms: Gañge (6) & Gangé (1) are calculated separately.
Gange (4,953) may also be a first name.
Gange Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muardus de Ganges held lands in Normandy t. Phil. Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 181); Thomas and William de Gangia in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Gange Demographics
Average Gange Salary in
United States
$40,717 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gange Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gange (Bengali: গঙ্গেশ্বরী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻚ, Hindi: गंगे, Marathi: गणगे, Oriya: ଗେ, Russian: Ганге) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Gañge or Gangé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gange? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,385th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 652,129 people. The surname Gange is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Gange live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 96,781st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 4,953 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 4,891 people, or 1 in 156,832. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Gange Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gange has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gange surname increased 1,096 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gange Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gange surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gange surname are 16.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.82% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gange earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning 335,165 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning R 225,240 per year; in United States they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $40,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,798 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gange Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gange in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻚ | kank | - |
| Gange in the Bengali language | ||
| গঙ্গেশ্বরী | gangesbari | - |
| Gange in the Hindi language | ||
| गंगे | gange | 95.95 |
| गांगे | gange | 3.15 |
| गंगी | gangi | 0.45 |
| गन्गे | gan'ge | 0.45 |
| Gange in the Marathi language | ||
| गणगे | ganage | 84.34 |
| गांगे | gange | 10.95 |
| गंगे | gange | 2.53 |
| गनगे | ganage | 0.14 |
| डांगे | dange | 0.06 |
| गणणे | ganane | 0.03 |
| गागे | gage | 0.03 |
| गगे | gage | 0.03 |
| गांजे | ganje | 0.03 |
| गुंगे | gunge | 0.03 |
| गदगे | gadage | 0.03 |
| गानगे | ganage | 0.03 |
| गाणजे | ganaje | 0.03 |
| गंजे | ganje | 0.03 |
| गांगु | gangu | 0.01 |
| Gange in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗେ | ge | 53.3 |
| ଗାେ | gae | 46.7 |
| Gange in the Russian language | ||
| Ганге | gange | - |
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