Gandani Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gandani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Gandani (314) may also be a first name.

Gandani Last Name Facts

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

Gandani (Bengali: গন্দনী, Hindi: गंदनी, Marathi: गांडाणी, Oriya: ଗାଣି) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandani? popularity and diffusion

Gandani is the 642,991st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Gandani reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gandani is also the 495,703rd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 314 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent live, Mombasa County, where 2 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Gandani exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Gandani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gandani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gandani in the Hindi language
गंदनीgandani50
गाण्डनीgandani25
गन्दनीgandani25
Gandani in the Oriya language
ଗାଣିgani48.25
ଗାନିgani18.42
ଗାଣୀgani14.04
ଣୀni6.14
ଗାନୀgani5.26
ଣିni4.39
ଗଂଡଣୀgandani0.88
ଆଡଶୁଲିଆadasuli'a0.88
Gandani in the Marathi language
गांडाणीgandani45.16
गंदानीgandani25.81
गांडानीgandani19.35
गन्दानीgandani3.23
गांदाणीgandani3.23
गांडािणgandaina3.23
Gandani in the Bengali language
গন্দনীgandani33.33
গন্দনিgandani33.33
গন্ডনীgandani33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gandani
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