Geelani Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Geelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 394 | 1:453,411 | 8,119 |
| India | 349 | 1:2,197,895 | 73,196 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Geelani (68) may also be a first name.
Geelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geelani (Hindi: जिलानी, Marathi: िगलाणी) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geelani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 382,372nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Geelani are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Geelani is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 68 people.
The last name Geelani is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 453,411. In Pakistan Geelani is most common in: Sindh, where 42 percent are found, Punjab, where 39 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geelani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geelani in the Marathi language | ||
| िगलाणी | igalani | - |
| Geelani in the Hindi language | ||
| जिलानी | jilani | 50 |
| जीलानी | jilani | 50 |
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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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- 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 Geelani
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