Gnan Surname
Approximately 4,270 people bear this surname
Gnan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2,880 | 1:8,011 | 691 |
| Italy | 619 | 1:98,799 | 16,900 |
| Benin | 224 | 1:46,141 | 5,863 |
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Gnan (2,236) may also be a first name.
Gnan Demographics
Average Gnan Salary in
United States
$41,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gnan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gnan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: ज्ञान, Oriya: ଗନ୍ାନ, Russian: Гнан) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gnan is the 108,981st most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,706,685 people. The surname Gnan is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Gnan live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 158,018th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 2,236 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 2,880 people, or 1 in 8,011. In The Ivory Coast Gnan is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 65 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 5 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 14 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.
Gnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gnan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gnan last name grew 531 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gnan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gnan last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
Gnan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,911 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gnan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gnan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ | aknan | - |
| Gnan in the Hindi language | ||
| ज्ञान | jnana | - |
| Gnan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନ୍ାନ | ganana | - |
| Gnan in the Russian language | ||
| Гнан | gnan | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gnan
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