Ganji Surname
Approximately 49,300 people bear this surname
Ganji Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan.
Ganji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 27,208 | 1:2,822 | 367 |
| India | 19,646 | 1:39,044 | 2,750 |
| Afghanistan | 785 | 1:40,959 | 1,548 |
| United States | 504 | 1:719,165 | 56,610 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Nigeria | 175 | 1:1,012,244 | 42,687 |
| Niger | 118 | 1:162,644 | 5,862 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Serbia | 54 | 1:132,314 | 9,600 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ganji (5,208) may also be a first name.
Ganji Surname Meaning
Ganji Demographics
Average Ganji Salary in
United States
$55,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ganji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ganji (Arabic: جانجي, Georgian: განჯი, Hindi: गंजी, Marathi: गंजी, Oriya: ଗି) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ganji.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ganji is the 11,392nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 147,820 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ganji live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 93,778th most common forename in the world, held by 5,208 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 27,208 people, or 1 in 2,822. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Iran it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.
Ganji Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ganji has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ganji last name increased 50,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ganji Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ganji last name are 7.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Ganji earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning 368,574 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.93% more than the national average, earning $55,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,628 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganji in the Georgian language | ||
| განჯი | ganji | - |
| Ganji in the Marathi language | ||
| गंजी | ganji | 85.51 |
| गांजी | ganji | 9.07 |
| गणजी | ganaji | 1.78 |
| गनजी | ganaji | 0.76 |
| गाणजी | ganaji | 0.27 |
| गाँजी | gamji | 0.18 |
| मंजी | manji | 0.18 |
| गानजी | ganaji | 0.13 |
| याणी | yani | 0.09 |
| वानी | vani | 0.09 |
| गन्जी | ganji | 0.09 |
| गंञी | ganni | 0.09 |
| वंजी | vanji | 0.09 |
| मनजी | manaji | 0.04 |
| गंन्जी | gannji | 0.04 |
| वाणी | vani | 0.04 |
| धंजी | dhanji | 0.04 |
| गणाजी | ganaji | 0.04 |
| गामाजी | gamaji | 0.04 |
| Ganji in the Hindi language | ||
| गंजी | ganji | 77.95 |
| गांजी | ganji | 11.41 |
| गन्जी | ganji | 9.13 |
| गान्जी | ganji | 1.14 |
| गंाजी | gamaji | 0.38 |
| Ganji in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗି | gi | 57.69 |
| ଗାି | gai | 23.08 |
| ଗଂଜି | ganji | 7.69 |
| ଗଜ୍ି | gaji | 3.85 |
| ମାଝି | majhi | 3.85 |
| ଦନାଇ | dana'i | 3.85 |
| Ganji in the Arabic language | ||
| جانجي | janjy | - |
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