Ghanga Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ghanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Ghanga (97) may also be a first name.
Ghanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghanga (Hindi: घंगा, Marathi: गंगाबाई, Oriya: ଘା) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghanga is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Ghanga are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 97 people.
Ghanga is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 86 percent reside and Sindh, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanga in the Hindi language | ||
| घंगा | ghanga | - |
| Ghanga in the Marathi language | ||
| गंगाबाई | gangaba'i | - |
| Ghanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘା | gha | 66.67 |
| ଘ | gha | 33.33 |
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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 Ghanga
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