Ganwar Surname

156,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ganwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,7701:64,4922,392
India331:23,244,406321,547

Ganwar (4,774) may also be a first name.

Ganwar Last Name Facts

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

Ganwar (Hindi: गंगवार, Marathi: गणवार) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 156,254th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,599,909 people. The last name Ganwar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganwar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ganwar is also the 98,993rd most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 4,774 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,770 people, or 1 in 64,492. In Pakistan Ganwar is primarily found in: Punjab, where 99 percent live and Sindh, where 1 percent live. Beside Pakistan it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghanwar92202/
Gainwar9230/
Gahnwar9228/
Ganhwar9218/
Gganwar925/
Ganware921/
Ganwgar921/
Gaynewar8614/
Gainewar869/
Gahanwar865/
Ghanhwar863/
Gajjnwar861/
Ganvar83136/
Ganbar8338/
Gamwar8314/
Ganuar8313/
Gonwar837/
Ghanbar779,000/
Ghanvar77518/
Ganvare7723/
Ganvhar7714/
Ganwore7714/
Gohnwar774/
Ganbaar771/
Ganbair771/
Ganvgar771/
Gaunvar771/
Ganbhar771/
Gainevar714/
Ghanbhar712/
Ghanvare712/
Ganworre711/
Gahanbar711/
Ghanmbar711/
Gaynevar711/
Ganbaaar711/
Ganworth710/
Gambar67650/
Gonvar6729/
Ganbor675/
Gonwor672/
Gainevaar672/
Ganvor671/
Gaynevaar671/

Ganwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganwar in the Hindi language
गंगवारgangavara83.33
गगंवारgaganvara5.56
गंवारganvara5.56
गगांवारgaganvara5.56
Ganwar in the Marathi language
गणवारganavara66.67
गनवरganavara33.33

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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
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  • 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 Ganwar
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