Gazhi Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Gazhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Gazhi (22) may also be a first name.
Gazhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gazhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gazhi (Marathi: घाझी, Russian: Гажи) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gazhi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gazhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,795,579th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Gazhi reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 22 people.
Gazhi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 67 percent reside, Kogi, where 18 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gazhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gazhi in the Marathi language | ||
| घाझी | ghajhi | - |
| Gazhi in the Russian language | ||
| Гажи | gazi | - |
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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 Gazhi
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