Gani Surname
Approximately 254,536 people bear this surname
Gani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 54,131 | 1:2,443 | 291 |
| India | 47,481 | 1:16,155 | 1,300 |
| Bangladesh | 41,905 | 1:3,803 | 358 |
| Pakistan | 30,635 | 1:5,831 | 523 |
| Mozambique | 15,450 | 1:1,765 | 422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,634 | 1:2,263 | 277 |
| Nigeria | 12,089 | 1:14,653 | 1,446 |
| Malaysia | 7,300 | 1:4,040 | 593 |
| Benin | 5,708 | 1:1,811 | 221 |
| Philippines | 4,504 | 1:22,477 | 2,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,888 | 1:3,173 | 401 |
| South Africa | 2,457 | 1:22,050 | 2,795 |
| Somalia | 1,961 | 1:6,860 | 546 |
| Algeria | 1,947 | 1:19,842 | 3,640 |
| Turkey | 1,548 | 1:50,272 | 4,976 |
| Qatar | 1,036 | 1:2,276 | 199 |
| Niger | 1,011 | 1:18,983 | 1,205 |
| Papua New Guinea | 896 | 1:9,100 | 721 |
| Kazakhstan | 856 | 1:20,657 | 2,962 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| England | 673 | 1:82,791 | 9,141 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| United States | 583 | 1:621,713 | 50,239 |
| Kuwait | 444 | 1:8,560 | 1,174 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| France | 314 | 1:211,537 | 32,901 |
| Italy | 235 | 1:260,241 | 34,481 |
| Australia | 178 | 1:151,661 | 16,038 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Albania | 155 | 1:18,800 | 3,257 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Brunei | 151 | 1:2,773 | 482 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Argentina | 138 | 1:309,735 | 24,668 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Oman | 101 | 1:36,515 | 2,479 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| Solomon Islands | 77 | 1:7,533 | 1,189 |
| Nepal | 59 | 1:482,728 | 4,334 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| North Macedonia | 51 | 1:41,205 | 4,647 |
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Romania | 49 | 1:409,752 | 33,339 |
| Guyana | 45 | 1:16,938 | 2,216 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 1:410,524 | 19,195 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Maldives | 13 | 1:31,090 | 1,777 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Gañi (1) are calculated separately.
Gani (110,940) may also be a first name.
Gani Demographics
Gani Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Gani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gani (Bengali: গনি, Georgian: განი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: गनी, Marathi: गनी, Oriya: ଗନି, Russian: Гани) is found most in Indonesia. It may be found as: Gañi. For other possible spellings of Gani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,155th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,631 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Gani reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gani is also the 9,262nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 110,940 people.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 54,131 people, or 1 in 2,443. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 19 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 12 percent reside and East Java, where 9 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it exists in 118 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside.
Gani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gani has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gani surname grew 16,825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Gani surname are 1.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.82% less than the national average, earning €17,172 per year; in Norway they earn 21.25% less than the national average, earning 272,526 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.88% more than the national average, earning R 320,520 per year; in United States they earn 18.75% more than the national average, earning $51,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,713 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gani in the Georgian language | ||
| განი | gani | - |
| Gani in the Hindi language | ||
| गनी | gani | 88.85 |
| गणी | gani | 9.56 |
| गानी | gani | 0.34 |
| गणि | gani | 0.29 |
| गनि | gani | 0.25 |
| ग्ानी | gani | 0.07 |
| अगनी | agani | 0.07 |
| गाणी | gani | 0.06 |
| ग्ाानी | gaani | 0.02 |
| ़गनी | gani | 0.02 |
| खान | khana | 0.01 |
| गली | gali | 0.01 |
| गऩी | gani | 0.01 |
| गानि | gani | 0.01 |
| गनीा | gania | 0.01 |
| गैणी | gaini | 0.01 |
| गाॅनी | gaeni | 0.01 |
| गाञी | gani | 0.01 |
| गानी़ | gani | 0.01 |
| Gani in the Bengali language | ||
| গনি | gani | 87.02 |
| গনী | gani | 8.4 |
| গণি | gani | 3.05 |
| গণী | gani | 0.76 |
| Gani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﻲ | kany | 73.33 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﻴﻪ | kanyh | 13.33 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﻰ | kany | 6.67 |
| ﻛﺎﻥ | kan | 6.67 |
| Gani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗନି | gani | 56.11 |
| ଗଣି | gani | 22.1 |
| ଗାନି | gani | 8.46 |
| ଗନୀ | gani | 6.9 |
| ଗାନୀ | gani | 2.04 |
| ଗାଣି | gani | 1.25 |
| ଗଣୀ | gani | 1.25 |
| ଗିନି | gini | 0.16 |
| ଜାନୀ | jani | 0.16 |
| Gani in the Marathi language | ||
| गनी | gani | 45.34 |
| गणी | gani | 40.32 |
| अगनी | agani | 7.22 |
| अगणी | agani | 5.16 |
| गाणी | gani | 0.87 |
| गानी | gani | 0.18 |
| उगणी | ugani | 0.02 |
| एगणी | egani | 0.02 |
| एगनी | egani | 0.02 |
| गंजी | ganji | 0.01 |
| गण | gana | 0.01 |
| अगानी | agani | 0.01 |
| घनी | ghani | 0.01 |
| अगाणी | agani | 0.01 |
| गोाणी | goani | 0.01 |
| उगनी | ugani | 0.01 |
| ़गनी | gani | 0.01 |
| ग़नी | gani | 0 |
| ़गणी | gani | 0 |
| ्गनी | gani | 0 |
| आगनी | agani | 0 |
| ्गणी | gani | 0 |
| गन | gana | 0 |
| अ़गनी | agani | 0 |
| गंग़ी | gangi | 0 |
| ऊगनी | ugani | 0 |
| गाानी | gaani | 0 |
| अ़गणी | agani | 0 |
| गंनी | ganni | 0 |
| Gani in the Russian language | ||
| Гани | gani | - |
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