Gañan Surname
Approximately 9,200 people bear this surname
Gañan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 6,743 | 1:7,085 | 901 |
| Spain | 1,725 | 1:27,103 | 2,804 |
| Venezuela | 373 | 1:80,976 | 3,237 |
| Argentina | 145 | 1:294,782 | 23,564 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Ganan (7,531), Gañán (59), Gañàn (1), Ganán (8), Ganàn (2) & Gáñán (1) are calculated separately.
Gañan Demographics
Average Gañan Salary in
Colombia
$21,993,300 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Gañan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gañan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gañan (Arabic: غينان, Bengali: গনন, Hindi: गनन, Marathi: गङन, Oriya: ଗଁାଆଣ) is most common in Colombia. It may also occur as a variant: Ganan, Gañán, Gañàn, Ganán, Ganàn or Gáñán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gañan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,235th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 792,125 people. Gañan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Gañan live; 79 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Caribbean South America.
This last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is held by 6,743 people, or 1 in 7,085. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Risaralda Department, where 28 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 24 percent are found and Caldas Department, where 18 percent are found. Besides Colombia Gañan is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 19 percent are found and Venezuela, where 4 percent are found.
Gañan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gañan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gañan surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gañan Last Name Statistics demography
Gañan earn marginally less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $21,993,300 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gañan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gañan in the Bengali language | ||
| গনন | ganana | - |
| Gañan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଁାଆଣ | gama'ana | 45.83 |
| ଗଞନ | ganana | 12.5 |
| ଗନନ | ganana | 8.33 |
| ଗଣନ | ganana | 8.33 |
| ଗାଣଁ | ganam | 8.33 |
| ଗଁାଅଣ | gama'ana | 4.17 |
| ଗାଆଁଣ | ga'amna | 4.17 |
| ଗଁାଣ | gamana | 4.17 |
| ଗନନ୍ | ganan | 4.17 |
| Gañan in the Hindi language | ||
| गनन | ganana | 35 |
| गनां | ganam | 25 |
| गणना | ganana | 10 |
| गणन | ganana | 10 |
| गनं | ganam | 5 |
| गणाना | ganana | 5 |
| गनान | ganana | 5 |
| गणां | ganam | 5 |
| Gañan in the Marathi language | ||
| गङन | ganana | 26.67 |
| गणन | ganana | 20 |
| गनान | ganana | 13.33 |
| गनन | ganana | 13.33 |
| गजानन | gajanana | 13.33 |
| गणा | gana | 6.67 |
| गुणण | gunana | 6.67 |
| Gañan in the Arabic language | ||
| غينان | ghynan | - |
| غنان | ghnan | - |
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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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- 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 Gañan
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