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    The surname Ganesh

    A surname, carried by 1,512 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G520

    Ganesh: #18,326 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ganesh #18,326, 1,512 people Ganesh: #18,326 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ganesh #18,326, 1,512 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ganesh is more common than 88.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,512 people named Ganesh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,197 Americans. That is up 82% since 2000, when the Census counted 833.

    #18,326
    rank among US surnames
    1,512
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +81.5%
    change since 2000 (was #27,289)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,317Shakir1,513204,062
    #18,326Mirabella1,512204,197

    Who is named Ganesh

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Ganesh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 5.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ganesh

    Ganesh has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ganesh?
    1,512 people in the United States had the surname Ganesh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,197 Americans. It ranked 18,326th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ganesh?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ganesh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Ganesh getting more or less common?
    More common. 833 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,512 in 2010, up 82%.