Ganshaw Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ganshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ganshaw Last Name Facts

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

Ganshaw occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ganshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ganshaw live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ganshaw is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 20 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside.

Ganshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ganshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ganshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ganshaw surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Ganshaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganschaw9331/
Gansaw929/
Gonshaw8624/
Ganshow8622/
Gansawh866/
Ganschow801,135/
Ganshaft803/
Gansow7736/
Gansav771/
Gansab771/
Gamsaw771/
Ganshof7116/
Ganjawe7116/
Gansova712/
Ganzawe711/
Ganchow710/
Ganzhova6717/
Ganschof674/
Ghanssab671/

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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 Ganshaw
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