Ghanji Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ghanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ghanji (122) may also be a first name.
Ghanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghanji (Hindi: घनजी, Marathi: घनजी) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Ghanji are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghanji is also the 844,248th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 122 people.
The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,120,177. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan Ghanji exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghanji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanji in the Marathi language | ||
| घनजी | ghanaji | 73.91 |
| घंजी | ghanji | 8.7 |
| घन्जी | ghanji | 8.7 |
| घांजी | ghanji | 4.35 |
| घनंजी | ghananji | 4.35 |
| Ghanji in the Hindi language | ||
| घनजी | ghanaji | 57.78 |
| घन्जी | ghanji | 22.22 |
| घंजी | ghanji | 8.89 |
| घानजी | ghanaji | 6.67 |
| घान्जी | ghanji | 4.44 |
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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 Ghanji
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