Ghanghav Surname

124,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghanghav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghanghav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,6701:209,01012,479
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ghanghav (12) may also be a first name.

Ghanghav Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ghanghav Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ghanghav (Marathi: घनघाव) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanghav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,191st most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,984,626 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanghav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3,670 people, or 1 in 209,010. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Gujarat, where 1 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Outside of India Ghanghav occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghangahav941/
Ganghav9365/
Ghangav9319/
Ghanghaw8840/
Ghangahv885/
Ghanghab881/
Ghanghap881/
Ghamghav881/
Gangav8612/
Gaghav867/
Ghagav861/
Ghanghaph821/
Ghanghabh821/
Gangaev8025/
Ganghev801/
Ganghap801/
Gangavs801/
Gagav776/
Gangavth754/
Ghaghabh753/
Ghangahw751/
Ganghape751/
Gangab71132/
Gangov7177/
Gangev7135/
Gangaw714/
Gangaf712/
Gongav711/
Gagauv711/
Gangapp67105/
Gangova6785/
Gangauf6724/
Ganghof6721/
Ngangap6711/
Ganggap6710/
Gangaew6710/
Ghongaw673/
Gangiev672/
Gongaev671/
Ngangab671/
Gangabh671/
Gangowa671/

Ghanghav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghanghav in the Marathi language
घनघावghanaghava97.71
घणघावghanaghava0.29
धनघावdhanaghava0.15
गंगाधरgangadhara0.15
धनधावdhanadhava0.11
घनधावghanadhava0.07
घनघवghanaghava0.04
घानघावghanaghava0.04
घनगांवghanaganva0.04
घन्घाghangha0.04
ानघावanaghava0.04

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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
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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 Ghanghav
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