Gauji Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Gauji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gauji (95) may also be a first name.
Gauji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gauji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gauji (Hindi: गौजी, Marathi: गऊजी, Oriya: େଗୗଜି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gauji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,168,344th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gauji reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held given name internationally, held by 95 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 76 percent live, Adamawa, where 11 percent live and Yobe, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gauji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gauji in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗଜି | egaji | - |
| Gauji in the Hindi language | ||
| गौजी | gauji | 60 |
| गाउजी | ga'uji | 40 |
| Gauji in the Marathi language | ||
| गऊजी | ga'uji | 39.29 |
| गौजी | gauji | 28.57 |
| गउजी | ga'uji | 17.86 |
| गाऊजी | ga'uji | 8.93 |
| गंुजी | gamuji | 5.36 |
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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
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- 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 Gauji
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