Ganvir Surname

47,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ganvir Surname User-submission:

The Ganvir surname comes from two words gan, meaning 'people' and vir, meaning 'leader'. Thus the meaning of ganvir is 'leader of people'. They are mainly from Maharshtra, India and have traces of their origin in Kashmir, India.

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Ganvir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,8521:70,6844,799
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ganvir (80) may also be a first name.

Ganvir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ganvir surname comes from two words gan, meaning 'people' and vir, meaning 'leader'. Thus the meaning of ganvir is 'leader of people'. They are mainly from Maharshtra, India and have traces of their origin in Kashmir, India. Ganvir surname is associated with the Mahar caste, and as they ruled entire India for more than 2000 years, Maharashtra was named after them. People with surname Ganvir are people of Nagavanshi (Snake Clan). Most people with Ganvir surname are found in Nagpur, India. Nagpur city also has two parts in its name nag and pur, meaning 'city of snakes'.

- pratikganvir

Ganvir Last Name Facts

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

Ganvir (Hindi: गनवीर, Marathi: गणवीर, Russian: Ганвир) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganvir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,546th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 669,688 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganvir live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ganvir is also the 1,075,395th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 80 people.

The last name Ganvir is most common in India, where it is borne by 10,852 people, or 1 in 70,684. In India Ganvir is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 0 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganvire926/
Ganvier926/
Ganhvir921/
Ganvirr921/
Ganvhir921/
Anvir9113/
Anvire8390/
Ganwir8356/
Ganbir8342/
Ganver838/
Gamvir838/
Annvir836/
Hanvir831/
Anvior831/
Anvier831/
Anvirt830/
Ganveer777,126/
Ganbhir77290/
Ghanbir7718/
Ganvert7713/
Ganboir7712/
Ganbier776/
Genvier771/
Ghanver771/
Hanvire771/
Ganbair771/
Anver736,489/
Anwir73125/
Anbir73109/
Ghanbhir71141/
Ganbhire7140/
Ganmbhir719/
Gahnbhir711/
Ganbhoir711/
Gambir67468/
Hanbir67110/
Aunver6728/
Anveer6723/
Anwair6721/
Ganuer6716/
Anvere6713/
Hanver676/
Anbeir674/
Anwoir673/
Ganber673/
Gonver672/
Genver672/
Gamver671/
Ganmbhire671/
Hamvir671/
Anverr671/
Anvear671/
Atnver671/
Annuir671/

Ganvir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganvir in the Marathi language
गणवीरganavira93.92
गणिवरganivara4.23
गनिवरganivara0.42
गनवीरganavira0.28
गणिवganiva0.18
गणविरganavira0.16
गणवganava0.05
गानवीरganavira0.03
गांवीरganvira0.03
गन्वीरganvira0.03
गावीरgavira0.01
गनुजीganuji0.01
अवीनाराavinara0.01
ावीरavira0.01
रणवीरranavira0.01
गनविरganavira0.01
गणिबरganibara0.01
Ganvir in the Hindi language
गनवीरganavira57.14
गणवीरganavira14.29
गणवारganavara14.29
गंवीरganvira14.29
Ganvir in the Russian language
Ганвирganvir-

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