Ghanashi Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Ghanashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 248 | 1:309,607 | 21,683 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
Ghanashi (27) may also be a first name.
Ghanashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghanashi (Hindi: घनशी, Marathi: घङशी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanashi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 988,329th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanashi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghanashi is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 27 people.
Ghanashi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 309,607. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: South Khorasan Province, where 21 percent are found, North Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghanashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanashi in the Hindi language | ||
| घनशी | ghanasi | 83.33 |
| घनाषी | ghanasi | 16.67 |
| Ghanashi in the Marathi language | ||
| घङशी | ghanasi | 69.57 |
| घनशी | ghanasi | 21.74 |
| घणशी | ghanasi | 8.7 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghanashi
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