Gano is used as a family name or surname in Welsh and German. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gano
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Welsh and German
Meaning: Welsh, genau, an opening of a lake, river, dale or valley; a place sdmitting entrance. Genau, in Germany signifies short, alluding to stature

How popular is Gano?

Gano is common in United States.

Gano is ranked 39763 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gano bearers increased by 8.069307 per cent in 2010 US census to 2183 since 2000, the surname slipped by 90 spots and ranked at 13845. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.3 77.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 10.26 7.77
Hispanic or Latino 9.76 10.05
Black 3.39 2.48
Others 1.97 2.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.35
Gano is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Senegal which signifies that it is originated from Senegal. Around 12306 people have been found who wears Gano as their family name. Gano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
289 The Gambia5
46,707 New Zealand5
572 Mali5
10,542 China4
27,602 Nigeria4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
20,541 Peru3
119,730 Brazil3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
65,594 Belgium2
11,224 Cameroon2
34,681 Norway2
3,940 Ethiopia2
9,116 Nicaragua1
50,549 Georgia1
123,175 Tanzania1
7,847 Albania1
18,969 Wales1
9,498 Iceland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
7,941 Guatemala1
16,228 Bulgaria1
6,033 Benin1
165,773 Belarus1
6,820 Angola1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
13,447 Uganda1
24,421 Slovakia1
36,814 Romania1
1,572 Macau1
11,510 Oman1
5,916 Mozambique1
40,340 Malaysia1
12,270 Lebanon1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
8,210 Burkina Faso30
11,444 Portugal28
36,547 Switzerland27
107,506 England27
9,574 Mauritania24
15,050 Singapore18
29,040 Denmark15
406,964 Russia14
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,475 Zimbabwe84
20,476 Czech Republic81
117,149 France73
12,039 Colombia70
34,746 Spain67
119,047 Indonesia64
79,768 Ukraine56
Countries with hundreds of Gano:
6,626 Egypt919
17,922 Poland334
19,046 Mexico183
117,309 India168
22,481 Canada156
Countries with thousands of Gano:
198 Senegal5,074
5,699 Philippines2,449
15,200 United States2,214
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Domenico Gano was 27 years old when he migrated to Brooklyn on May 27, 1897. He lived in Strongoli, Italy where he worked as laborer and took Burgundia from Naples. 34 years old Maria Gano, are other Gano that migrated to US.

Gano Namesakes

  • Gordon Gano, Musician
  • Adolphe Ganot, Author
  • Allene Stone Gano, Howard R. Hughes, Sr.'s wife
  • Travis Ganong, Alpine ski racer
  • Ashraf Ganouchi, Kaspar Capparoni's wife
  • Hassan El Ganouni, Actor
  • Alan Ganoo, Politician
  • Alan Ganoo, Politician
  • Gordon Gano, Musician
  • Graham Gano, Football placekicker

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