Gansay Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Gansay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 146 | 1:693,412 | 70,840 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gansay (29) may also be a first name.
Gansay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gansay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gansay (Hindi: गण्सया, Marathi: गांसाय) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gansay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,359,010th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Gansay is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gansay live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.
This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 693,412. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 65 percent live, Mimaropa, where 21 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gansay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gansay in the Marathi language | ||
| गांसाय | gansaya | - |
| Gansay in the Hindi language | ||
| गण्सया | gansaya | 80 |
| गन्शया | gansaya | 20 |
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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
- 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 Gansay
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