Foghani Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Norway

Foghani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Foghani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Foghani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Foghani is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Foghani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foghani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Foghani are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Foghani is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 73 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 9 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foughani9312/
Fogani9221/
Faghani866,422/
Fougani86184/
Foghany862/
Foganio862/
Fouganni80206/
Faghanni809/
Fougaini801/
Fogangni801/
Faghanie801/
Fagani7783/
Fogane779/
Fugani776/
Fogana773/
Fogany771/
Foughagne751/
Faghane7149/
Faganio7148/
Fongoni7112/
Faghany718/
Faggani717/
Faegani716/
Faganii713/
Vougani712/
Vojgani712/
Fuganio711/
Fogange711/
Faghana711/
Fagaini711/
Voghane711/
Fongane711/
Foganna711/
Fougane711/
Foghonje6712/
Vaghanih679/
Vahghani679/
Faggaini677/
Vaghanij676/
Faganich672/
Vaghanai671/
Funganai671/
Fagganis671/
Fougogni671/

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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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  • 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 Foghani
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