Gangwar Surname

33,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gangwar Surname User-submission:

The Gangwar surname is used mostly in Uttar Pradesh, India. It belongs to the Kurmi caste, which has agricultural background.

Gangwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India15,5021:49,4823,400
United States691:5,253,028264,570
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gangwar (27) may also be a first name.

Gangwar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gangwar surname is used mostly in Uttar Pradesh, India. It belongs to the Kurmi caste, which has agricultural background.

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Gangwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gangwar (Hindi: गंगवार, Marathi: गंगवार) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,795th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 464,145 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gangwar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gangwar is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 15,502 people, or 1 in 49,482. In India Gangwar is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 72 percent reside, Uttarkhand, where 11 percent reside and Delhi, where 5 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Gangwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gangwar last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Gangwar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangware9342/
Gangwaar937/
Gangwear930/
Gangvar8611,988/
Gangbar86135/
Gankwar866/
Gamgwar862/
Ganguar861/
Gongwar860/
Gangvaar805/
Ngangvar801/
Gangbair801/
Gangvarr801/
Ngongwar801/
Ganguare800/
Gongware800/
Ghangwort751/
Gongvar719/
Gonguar711/
Gankuar711/
Ganguor710/
Gangboir6794/
Gangbhoir635/
Gongboir531/

Gangwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gangwar in the Hindi language
गंगवारgangavara99.06
गगवारgagavara0.19
गगंवारgaganvara0.17
गंगबारgangabara0.11
गंगवानgangavana0.08
गंगावारgangavara0.08
ग़ंगवारgangavara0.04
गंग्वारgangvara0.03
गंगवाgangava0.03
गंगवरgangavara0.03
गंगपारgangapara0.01
शंकरsankara0.01
गंग़वारgangavara0.01
गंगवाश्gangavas0.01
चन्द्रcandra0.01
गंवारganvara0.01
ग़ंग़वारgangavara0.01
गंगवाऱgangavara0.01
ग्ंगवारgngavara0.01
Gangwar in the Marathi language
गंगवारgangavara93.1
मंगवारmangavara3.45
गांगवारgangavara3.45

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