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
Ganyan (Bengali: জ্ঞান, Oriya: ଜ୍ଞାନର, Russian: Ганьян) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ganyan is the 1,527,735th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ganyan reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Ganyan is also the 159,101st most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 2,210 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 48,984. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent live, Montserrado County, where 38 percent live and Nimba County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Ganyan is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 15 percent live and Armenia, where 5 percent live.
Ganyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ganyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ganyan surname fell 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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