Gano Surname

30,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Gano Surname Definition:

GANO: Local. Welsh, genau, an opening of a lake, river, dale or valley; a place admitting entrance. Genau, in German, signifies short, alluding to stature.

Gano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal7,2401:2,014179
Philippines2,6331:38,4505,960
United States2,4481:148,06315,266
Mali1,2911:13,144602
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Pakistan6321:282,6646,066
Poland5021:75,71511,838
Niger1951:98,4214,058
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
India1861:4,124,007110,764
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Albania931:31,3344,834
Spain851:550,02426,624
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
France341:1,953,609166,012
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Gambia251:76,938264
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Israel211:407,50632,346
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
China51:273,464,31313,838
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Congo51:997,81917,129
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Macau11:601,6301,582
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7351:68,3257,415

The alternate forms: Gaño (1,477) & Ganó (2) are calculated separately.

Gano (6,143) may also be a first name.

Gano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GANO: Local. Welsh, genau, an opening of a lake, river, dale or valley; a place admitting entrance. Genau, in German, signifies short, alluding to stature.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gano (Arabic: غنو, Bengali: গাঁও, Georgian: განო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻮ, Hindi: गानो, Marathi: गणो, Oriya: ଗାନ, Russian: Гано) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gaño or Ganó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,862nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 421,051 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Gano are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 84,381st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 6,143 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 7,240 people, or 1 in 2,014. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Kolda Region, where 78 percent live, Sédhiou Region, where 8 percent live and Dakar Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Senegal this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Gano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gano has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gano surname are 17.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.74% registered with the party.

The amount Gano earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning 300,297 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $24,362,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $50,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaño921,477/
Ganó922/
Gango895,829/
Ganou894,221/
Gaino893,419/
Gagno892,587/
Ganoy892,072/
Ganot891,759/
Ganno891,010/
Gamno89720/
Gaano89542/
Kgano89499/
Ganoo89294/
Gahno89252/
Ganos89238/
Gayno89178/
Ghano89155/
Ganod89138/
Ganoi8996/
Ganoh8983/
Ganoa8962/
Gauno8930/
Ganoj8926/
Ganop8919/
Gasno8912/
Gajno893/
Ganoz892/
Nganou801,694/
Ganhou801,423/
Gangoo801,265/
Gangou80867/
Gasnot80491/
Ghanou80296/
Gannod80214/
Nganno80199/
Ghango80178/
Ghanno80142/
Gamnoh80130/
Ghanoy80125/
Ganoot80112/
Gahuno80104/
Nggano8098/
Gainot8095/
Ganous8094/
Gannou8085/
Gannot8074/
Gangoy8072/
Ghanot8061/
Ganotz8061/
Gangoș8053/
Gannoj8049/
Gagnot8045/
Gangoi8034/
Ganouh8034/
Ghanoo8031/
Gahano8029/
Gajnos8025/
Ganosh8022/
Gainou8022/
Ganoch8020/
Ganuot8016/
Gagnos8015/
Ghanod8014/
Gaynos8013/
Gagnou8011/
Gajnoo8011/
Gaunot8011/
Gasnos8010/
Nganoy8010/
Ganodh808/
Ganoux808/
Ganott807/
Gaungo806/
Gamnno805/
Gangoj805/
Gannoo805/
Ganhoo805/
Gainop804/
Ghanuo804/
Gahnuo804/
Gaynou803/
Gangno803/
Ghagno803/
Nganoo803/
Nganuo803/
Nganho803/
Gannoi803/
Gannoy802/
Ganoss802/
Gaanoo802/
Gaingo802/
Ghanoi802/
Ghahno802/
Ganood801/
Gaynot801/
Ng'ano801/
Nganoi801/
Gaango801/
Gaynoa801/
Gaunou801/
Gannoa801/
Ganohe801/
Ganooj801/
Gagnod801/
Gagnoh801/
Ganois801/
Ganoud801/
Nghano801/
Gaynoy801/
Gannos801/
Ganoih801/
Gautno801/
Ggango801/
Ghayno801/
Gaanou801/
Gainno801/
Ganhoi801/
Ganhoy801/
Gajnoś801/
Gamnod801/
Cgango801/
Ganhoa801/
Nkgano801/
Ganouz801/
N'Gano801/
Gatnho801/
Gatnoi801/
Gahnoo801/
Gana7586,846/
Gono7522,568/
Gană7578/
Ghannou731,607/
Gainous731,314/
Ngannou73660/
Gaungoo73363/
Nganhou73167/
Ngannoy73134/
Ghannoo7387/
Ghanous7385/
Gannott7360/
Wangano7331/
Gaignot7327/
Ganoush7318/
Gaignou7317/
Gaunoux7312/
Gangnou7312/
Ghangno7311/
Gahanou7311/
Gagnoud7310/
Ganoosh7310/
Ganouch7310/
Gagnoux735/
Gannous734/
Gaðango734/
Ghanood734/
Gannoud733/
Ghanout732/
Gaynosh731/
Gaynous731/
Ghanouh731/
Gannoch731/
Ganaova731/
Ngaanou731/
Ngahnou731/
Ganoodh731/
Gasgnot731/
Gaungou731/
Gaunois731/
Ghamnou731/
Ghangou731/
Ghannot731/
Ghanoot731/
Ghainho731/
Gahango731/
Gainnou731/
Ganhoiz731/
Ghannoj731/
Ngannoi731/
Gangnos730/
Ghaingo730/
Gauna6759,377/
Ganga6749,894/
Ghana6716,261/
Gongo6714,312/
Ngana6712,699/
Gaina6711,337/
Ganna674,442/
Ganas673,199/
Ganaa672,113/
Ganah671,993/
Gonoi671,463/
Ganap671,121/
Ganat671,035/
Gonou671,034/
Gonos67990/
Ganau67795/
Gonod67742/
Gagna67564/
Gonot67543/
Gouno67435/
Ganad67339/
Gaignoux67254/
Ganaz67252/
Gonoy67243/
Goino67232/
Gamna67161/
Gonoh67160/
Gajna6798/
Gayna6790/
Ghannous6787/
Gaana6786/
Gonoz6774/
Gonno6768/
Gañgo6764/
Ghono6757/
Gahna6749/
Gogno6741/
Gatna6741/
Gomno6736/
Ganță6729/
Gasna6728/
Ghannout6728/
Gaïna6724/
Ganeu6720/
Gonoa6715/
Ghanouch6715/
Gañot6712/
Gan'a6711/
Gaygnoux679/
Gosno677/
Gonoo675/
Goyno675/
Gaină675/
Kgono675/
Kgana674/
Gannoush672/
Hgana672/
Gonuo671/
Gaños671/
Ganát671/
Gatengno671/
Gonđo671/
Gohno671/
Gángo671/
Ggana671/
Ghannouz671/
Gaignuot671/
Ganaï671/
Gangnous671/
Gangnoux671/
Gangooiy671/
Gamho671/
Ghanoush671/
Gatinnho671/

Gano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gano in the Georgian language
განოgano-
Gano in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﻮkanw-
Gano in the Bengali language
গাঁওgamo-
Gano in the Oriya language
ଗାନgana-
Gano in the Hindi language
गानोgano70.45
गनोgano27.27
गणोgano2.27
Gano in the Marathi language
गणोgano50
गनोgano35.71
गानोgano14.29
Gano in the Russian language
Ганоgano-
Gano in the Arabic language
غنوghnw-
غانوghanw-

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