Ganjan Surname
Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname
Ganjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,126 | 1:681,230 | 31,853 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganjan (2,028) may also be a first name.
Ganjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganjan (Hindi: गंजन, Marathi: गंजन, Oriya: ଗଂଜନ) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ganjan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganjan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 320,709th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ganjan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 167,670th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 2,028 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 681,230. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 70 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent reside and Gujarat, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganjan in the Hindi language | ||
| गंजन | ganjana | 89.66 |
| गन्जन | ganjana | 7.75 |
| गुंजन | gunjana | 0.78 |
| गजन | gajana | 0.52 |
| गंुजन | gamujana | 0.52 |
| गनजन | ganajana | 0.26 |
| गँजन | gamjana | 0.26 |
| गंन्जन | gannjana | 0.26 |
| Ganjan in the Marathi language | ||
| गंजन | ganjana | 80 |
| गजान | gajana | 4 |
| गंुजन | gamujana | 4 |
| गंजम | ganjama | 4 |
| गुजन | gujana | 4 |
| गुंजन | gunjana | 4 |
| Ganjan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଂଜନ | ganjana | 55.56 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 16.67 |
| ମେନାଜ | menaja | 5.56 |
| ଅନିତା | anita | 5.56 |
| ଦଳଗଞନ | dalaganana | 5.56 |
| ଗଞନ | ganana | 5.56 |
| ଲହଜଲ | lahajala | 5.56 |
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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 Ganjan
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