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 surname Ganjan (Hindi: गंजन, Marathi: गंजन, Oriya: ଗଂଜନ) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganjan? popularity and diffusion
Ganjan is the 320,709th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,255,404 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ganjan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ganjan is also the 167,670th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 2,028 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 681,230. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 70 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Gujarat, where 6 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
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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- 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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