Gapani Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gapani Surname User-submission:

The surname Gapani means 'family that has been many years without a child'.

Gapani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gapani (86) may also be a first name.

Gapani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gapani means 'family that has been many years without a child'.

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Gapani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gapani (Marathi: गपणी, Oriya: ଗାପାନି) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapani? popularity and diffusion

Gapani is the 1,088,856th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gapani live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gapani is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 86 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Gapani is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghapani92326/
Gaupani924/
Gapgani921/
Gapanit921/
Ghaphani8617/
Gaspaini864/
Gaspanni862/
Ghazpani861/
Ghapaniy861/
Gaipanis861/
Gaapangi861/
Gopani836,782/
Gapany83391/
Gapana8324/
Gapane835/
Gapanoich801/
Kgapane771,214/
Kgapana77138/
Gopanie7717/
Ghopani7715/
Ngapane7711/
Goppani778/
Gopangi775/
Kgopani775/
Gopanip774/
Gopanij774/
Gopanii774/
Gopanid774/
Gaupane774/
Gaphane774/
Gaspane773/
Gopanit773/
Gopanih773/
Gapgoni773/
Gopagni773/
Goopani773/
Gapaner772/
Gophani772/
Gopanni772/
Ghapanh771/
Gaipana771/
Gappane771/
Gaspany771/
Gapouni771/
Gopanio771/
Godpani771/
Ghapane771/
Ghachpanoi751/
Ngaupane7126/
Gapanets7113/
Gaponich7112/
Nkgapane717/
Gappanna713/
Kgaphane713/
Gaitphanich711/
Gachpane711/
Gatphane711/
Goopanni711/
Kgaspane711/
Ngapouni711/
Gopane673,443/
Gopana67246/
Gapone6710/
Goponi674/
Gapona673/
Gopanj672/
Gopany671/

Gapani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gapani in the Marathi language
गपणीgapani50
गपनीgapani50
Gapani in the Oriya language
ଗାପାନିgapani41.18
ଗାପାନୀgapani35.29
ଗପନୀgapani5.88
ଗାପନୀgapani5.88
ଗପାନୀgapani5.88
ଗପାନିgapani5.88

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