Abd Ghani Surname

180,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Abd Ghani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd Ghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,0251:14,5651,485
Brunei2831:1,480292
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Wales71:442,07621,198
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abd Ghanie952/
Abd Ghaniy951/
Abd Gahani951/
Abd Gani94123/
Abd Ghanniy901/
Abd Ghoni896/
Abd Ganiy893/
Abd Gahni891/
Abd Ghanh891/
Abd Ghanee841/
Abd-Gani822/
Abd Ghaneey801/

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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
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  • 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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