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 surname Gapani (Marathi: गपणी, Oriya: ଗାପାନି) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gapani.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Gapani is mostly 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 frequently used first name globally, borne by 86 people.

The last name Gapani is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Gapani is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 76 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Kaduna, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

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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