Gantin Surname
Approximately 1,879 people bear this surname
Gantin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,692 | 1:6,109 | 828 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gantin (72) may also be a first name.
Gantin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gantin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gantin (Marathi: गन्टीं) has its highest incidence in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gantin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gantin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gantin is the 218,093rd most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,878,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gantin are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gantin is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 6,109. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 39 percent live, Mono Department, where 14 percent live and Collines Department, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Gantin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gantin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gantin last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gantin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gantin in the Marathi language | ||
| गन्टीं | gantim | - |
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 Gantin
- 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