as a Last Name
- 643
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ganesh
Meaning & Origins
Indian (southern states): Hindu name from Sanskrit gaṇeṣa ‘lord of the army’ (from gaṇa ‘army’ + īša), an epithet of the elephant-headed god who is the son of Shiva. Among Tamil and Malayalam speakers who have migrated from their home states it is a variant of Ganesan. It is found only as a male given name in India, but used as a family name in the U.S. among South Indians.
| 33,094th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 643
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Ganesh per capita
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