Gaña Surname
Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname
Gaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,079 | 1:48,696 | 7,966 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Gana (86,846) & Gană (78) are calculated separately.
Gaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaña occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Gana or Gană. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaña? popularity and diffusion
Gaña is the 196,264th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,411,772 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Gaña are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,079 people, or 1 in 48,696. In The Philippines Gaña is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 37 percent live, Caraga, where 13 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Beside The Philippines it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gana | 92 | 86,846 | / |
| Gañas | 89 | 461 | / |
| Gañay | 89 | 413 | / |
| Gañia | 89 | 6 | / |
| Gauña | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gañaz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gañga | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aña | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gañ | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gană | 83 | 78 | / |
| Gatñay | 80 | 42 | / |
| Gaño | 75 | 1,477 | / |
| Goña | 75 | 963 | / |
| Haña | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ayña | 75 | 2 | / |
| Añea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Añaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auña | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiña | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gañi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gañehas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauna | 67 | 59,377 | / |
| Ganga | 67 | 49,894 | / |
| Ghana | 67 | 16,261 | / |
| Ganea | 67 | 13,028 | / |
| Ngana | 67 | 12,699 | / |
| Gaina | 67 | 11,337 | / |
| Ganai | 67 | 10,187 | / |
| Ganja | 67 | 6,858 | / |
| Ganya | 67 | 5,521 | / |
| Ganna | 67 | 4,442 | / |
| Gania | 67 | 3,875 | / |
| Ganas | 67 | 3,199 | / |
| Ganaa | 67 | 2,113 | / |
| Ganah | 67 | 1,993 | / |
| Ganap | 67 | 1,121 | / |
| Ganat | 67 | 1,035 | / |
| Ganau | 67 | 795 | / |
| Ganha | 67 | 795 | / |
| Gaani | 67 | 779 | / |
| Ganay | 67 | 639 | / |
| Gagna | 67 | 564 | / |
| Gaano | 67 | 542 | / |
| Ganad | 67 | 339 | / |
| Gaane | 67 | 331 | / |
| Ganaj | 67 | 262 | / |
| Ganaz | 67 | 252 | / |
| Gamna | 67 | 161 | / |
| Goñaz | 67 | 126 | / |
| Gañez | 67 | 98 | / |
| Gajna | 67 | 98 | / |
| Gayna | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gaana | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gañet | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gaena | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gañgo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gamha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ganoa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Angaa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gahna | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gamja | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gatna | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gonaa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gasna | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gaïna | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gañer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gañot | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gan'a | 67 | 11 | / |
| Añaiz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goñat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gañge | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kgana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaany | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gañio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ongaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ognaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gañes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaños | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganéa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaanj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaanh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Gaña
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