Ganggang Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ganggang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganggang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
China31:455,773,85521,925

Ganggang (12,533) may also be a first name.

Ganggang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ganggang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ganggang has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ganggang.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganggang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ganggang is the 1,206,588th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ganggang live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 52,608th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 12,533 people.

The last name Ganggang is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 373,345. In Malaysia Ganggang is most common in: Sarawak, where 89 percent reside, Johor, where 5 percent reside and Sabah, where 5 percent reside. Other than Malaysia Ganggang is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ganggang
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