Ganjay Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ganjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ganjay (83) may also be a first name.
Ganjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganjay (Bengali: গঞ্জয়, Hindi: गंजय, Marathi: गंजय, Tibetan: གན་རྒྱད་) is found most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ganjay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganjay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Ganjay occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ganjay live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 83 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 47 percent are found, Gujarat, where 21 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganjay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganjay in the Tibetan language | ||
| གན་རྒྱད་ | gengyé | - |
| Ganjay in the Bengali language | ||
| গঞ্জয় | ganjaya | - |
| Ganjay in the Hindi language | ||
| गंजय | ganjaya | 57.14 |
| गन्जया | ganjaya | 28.57 |
| गन्जय | ganjaya | 14.29 |
| Ganjay in the Marathi language | ||
| गंजय | ganjaya | 50 |
| गणजय | ganajaya | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ganjay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis