Ganyan Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Ganyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 90 | 1:48,984 | 4,396 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Ganyan (2,210) may also be a first name.
Ganyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganyan (Bengali: জ্ঞান, Oriya: ଜ୍ଞାନର, Russian: Ганьян) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ganyan are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Ganyan is also the 159,101st most frequently held first name globally, held by 2,210 people.
The last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 48,984. In Liberia Ganyan is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 38 percent are found and Nimba County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Armenia, where 5 percent are found.
Ganyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ganyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ganyan surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ganyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ganyan in the Bengali language | ||
| জ্ঞান | jnana | - |
| Ganyan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜ୍ଞାନର | jnanara | - |
| Ganyan in the Russian language | ||
| Ганьян | ganan | - |
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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 Ganyan
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