Hanganu Surname

93,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Hanganu Surname User-submission:

The origin of this surname is believed to come from a type of corn that is popular with Romanian farmers. The hangan is a type of mountain corn with a large corn knob and yellow-reddish corn seeds.

Hanganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,7941:5,292713
Moldova1,0001:3,561496
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Hănganu (1) are calculated separately.

Hanganu (14) may also be a first name.

Hanganu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this surname is believed to come from a type of corn that is popular with Romanian farmers. The hangan is a type of mountain corn with a large corn knob and yellow-reddish corn seeds.

- dianagangan

Hanganu Last Name Facts

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

Hanganu (Hindi: हंगनू, Marathi: हंगनु) is found most frequently in Romania. It may appear in the variant forms: Hănganu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanganu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,183rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,422,238 people. Hanganu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hanganu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The surname Hanganu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 3,794 people, or 1 in 5,292. In Romania Hanganu is most frequent in: Bacău County, where 20 percent live, Neamț County, where 11 percent live and Iași County, where 11 percent live. Not including Romania it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Hanganu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hanganu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.05% less than the national average, earning €4,791 per year; in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $58,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hănganu951/
Khanganu93167/
Hanganut93158/
Changanu937/
Hangangu936/
Hanganuț934/
Anganu92104/
Haganu921/
Changangu889/
Hang'angu882/
Ganganu86307/
Haganus8679/
Chaganu869/
Janganu869/
Angangu864/
Anganou862/
Haganau860/
Aganu83668/
Chaganou8079/
Aingaenu803/
Angangou801/
Ganganou801/
Khangonu801/
Aganus77409/
Angenu77284/
Angonu7767/
Aganou7746/
Jaganu7726/
Agaanu7719/
Hagonu7711/
Enganu775/
Gaganu773/
Aganau771/
Aganuh771/
Aganui771/
Gangangou7520/
Ahangonou757/
Hanggonau753/
Hounganou752/
Ganganhou752/
Hayganush751/
Hauganaut750/
Aghangu71167/
Anganoo7163/
Gonganu717/
Jaganou716/
Hăgeanu714/
Angonou714/
Jaganau712/
Angongu712/
Hagonus712/
Houngannou711/
Hongenu711/
Aganhou711/
Angounou67814/
Onnganut6775/
Agonu6759/
Oganu6757/
Aghannou6714/
Gonganau674/
Gangonou672/
Agannguh671/
Hagonnou671/

Hanganu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanganu in the Hindi language
हंगनूhanganu-
Hanganu in the Marathi language
हंगनुhanganu-

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