Ghanavizi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Ghanavizi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from ghanaviz, a name of an expensive type of silk that used to be woven mainly in Iran.

Ghanavizi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Ghanavizi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from ghanaviz, a name of an expensive type of silk that used to be woven mainly in Iran.

- mghanavizchi
DNA test information

Ghanavizi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ghanavizi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ghanavizi is found most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanavizi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghanavizi is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ghanavizi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanavizi live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Ghanavizi is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghanavizchi901/
Ghanawizi89151/
Ghanaviztchi861/
Ghanawisi787/
Ghanavijay744/
Ganovici7156/
Ganabigi716/
Ghanawishchi6761/
Genovizzi672/
Genovezi5970/
Genovisi593/
Genovezzi56261/
Gonavecci561/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghanavizi
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