Geelani Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Geelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3941:453,4118,119
India3491:2,197,89573,196
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geellani931/
Geylani861,622/
Geilani8625/
Geeloni861/
Jeeilani801/
Jeeylaani752/
Jielani716/
Giilani715/
Giylani712/
Jyelani711/
Geilhane671/
Geaelone671/
Jiilani572/
Jielany571/
Jyilani571/
Jiilaani532/
Djjilani531/
Dziilani531/

Geelani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geelani in the Marathi language
िगलाणीigalani-
Geelani in the Hindi language
जिलानीjilani50
जीलानीjilani50

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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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