Gán Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Gan (1,572,941) & Gañ (1) are calculated separately.

Gán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gán occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Gan or Gañ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gán? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gán are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Gán is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 981,628. In Hungary Gán is mostly found in: Csongrád County, where 80 percent live, Budapest, where 10 percent live and Veszprém County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Hungary Gán exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gan891,572,941/
Gañ781/
Gányi7546/
Gánya7546/
Gayán7527/
Gaián751/
Gün6749,939/
Gun6713,864/
Gon6713,637/
Gön67742/
Kán67593/
Ghn67114/
Gjn6735/
Čán6733/
Wgn6731/
Ggn6714/
Gwn6711/
Cgn675/
Guayán672/
Cán671/
Gón671/
Gánová671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gán
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