Gancai Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gancai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gancai (5,761) may also be a first name.
Gancai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gancai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gancai is found most in Taiwan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gancai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gancai is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Gancai is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gancai reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Gancai is also the 87,951st most widespread first name globally, held by 5,761 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Chiayi County, where 44 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 44 percent are found and Taipei City, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Gancai
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