Abd Ghani Surname
Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname
Abd Ghani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,025 | 1:14,565 | 1,485 |
| Brunei | 283 | 1:1,480 | 292 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Abd Ghani (3,603) may also be a first name.
Abd Ghani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abd Ghani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abd Ghani is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abd Ghani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 180,045th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,077,511 people. The last name Abd Ghani is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abd Ghani reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Abd Ghani is also the 117,854th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 3,603 people.
It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2,025 people, or 1 in 14,565. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 19 percent are found, Terengganu, where 15 percent are found and Kedah, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 12 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abd Ghanie | 95 | 2 | / |
| Abd Ghaniy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abd Gahani | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abd Gani | 94 | 123 | / |
| Abd Ghanniy | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abd Ghoni | 89 | 6 | / |
| Abd Ganiy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abd Gahni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abd Ghanh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abd Ghanee | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abd-Gani | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abd Ghaneey | 80 | 1 | / |
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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 Abd Ghani
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