Explore the Family Name Ganas

The meaning of Ganas

Greek: variant of Ganis. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Constantine, Demos, Konstantinos, Stavros, Taso.

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How common is the last name Ganas in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ganas decreased slightly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 39,560 and by 2010, it had dropped to a ranking of 44,356, marking a decrease of 12.12%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined during this time period, from 523 in 2000 to 485 in 2010 which is a 7.27% change. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k also experienced a drop from 0.19 to 0.16, indicating a 15.79% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,560	#44,356	-12.12%
Count	523	485	-7.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.16	-15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ganas

As for ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ganas from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, most people with the surname identified as White (92.73%), with a smaller percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (3.25%) and Hispanic (2.68%). By 2010, while a majority still identified as White (90.72%), the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic increased to 4.12% and 3.71%, respectively. Notably, the census also recorded individuals with this surname who identified as belonging to two or more races in 2010, whereas no such data was available for 2000. The data for individuals identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native was suppressed for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.73%	90.72%	-2.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.25%	4.12%	26.77%
Hispanic	2.68%	3.71%	38.43%
Two or More Races	0%	1.24%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%