Gangeni Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gangeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gangeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1431:107,96014,912
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India71:109,580,769786,157
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gangeni (53) may also be a first name.

Gangeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gangeni is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Gangeni live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

Gangeni is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 107,960. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent live, Midlands Province, where 27 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Gangeni Last Name Statistics demography

Gangeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.16% less than the national average, earning R 142,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghangeni933/
Gangini86213/
Gangene864/
Ganjeni860/
Gangenes8056/
Ganggini8024/
Ganginis8023/
Gangenäs804/
Gangeness7528/
Ngansieni751/
Gancena7155/
Gongini7116/
Gangine7113/
Ganjini715/
Gamgene714/
Ganginj714/
Ganzena712/
Gansena712/
Gancini712/
Gonjeni712/
Gansini712/
Gansene711/
Ganginy711/
Gandjini6720/
Ngansini6710/
Gandjene678/
Ganziene675/
Gancener674/
Ganshena673/
Ganginey672/
Gansinge672/
Gaincini671/
Ngansene671/
Nganzene671/
Gangineh671/

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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 Gangeni
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