Ghan Surname
Approximately 33,019 people bear this surname
Ghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 27,627 | 1:2,779 | 358 |
| Pakistan | 1,760 | 1:101,502 | 3,212 |
| India | 1,396 | 1:549,474 | 27,051 |
| United States | 574 | 1:631,462 | 50,904 |
| Malaysia | 422 | 1:69,892 | 5,071 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Indonesia | 183 | 1:722,673 | 55,771 |
| Uruguay | 172 | 1:19,952 | 2,280 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
Ghan (33,126) may also be a first name.
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Ghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghan (Bengali: ঘন, Hindi: घन, Marathi: घन, Oriya: ଘନ, Tibetan: གཱན་) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,818th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 220,708 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghan live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghan is also the 25,808th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 33,126 people.
Ghan is most common in Iran, where it is held by 27,627 people, or 1 in 2,779. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and Fars Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Iran Ghan occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Ghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ghan surname expanded 638 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ghan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ghan surname are 29.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ghan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $59,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghan in the Bengali language | ||
| ঘন | ghana | - |
| Ghan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘନ | ghana | 97.84 |
| ଘାନ | ghana | 0.05 |
| ଘାଣ | ghana | 0.04 |
| ଘଗ | ghaga | 0.02 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.02 |
| ଧନ | dhana | 0.02 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.02 |
| ଘଣା | ghana | 0.02 |
| Ghan in the Hindi language | ||
| घन | ghana | 95.99 |
| घान | ghana | 0.7 |
| धन | dhana | 0.1 |
| ज्ञान | jnana | 0.07 |
| घ्ान | ghana | 0.03 |
| घन् | ghan | 0.01 |
| घण | ghana | 0.01 |
| ़घन | ghana | 0.01 |
| झां | jham | 0.01 |
| जहां | jaham | 0.01 |
| जहाँ | jaham | 0.01 |
| Ghan in the Marathi language | ||
| घन | ghana | 89.64 |
| घण | ghana | 8.76 |
| घाण | ghana | 0.8 |
| घान | ghana | 0.48 |
| हाण | hana | 0.08 |
| गान | gana | 0.08 |
| Ghan in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཱན་ | gen | 40 |
| གན་ | gen | 40 |
| གེན་ | gen | 20 |
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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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