Gharani Surname
Approximately 4,259 people bear this surname
Gharani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,326 | 1:23,086 | 2,917 |
| India | 842 | 1:911,004 | 39,434 |
| Afghanistan | 38 | 1:846,136 | 8,622 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gharani (2,118) may also be a first name.
Gharani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gharani (Bengali: ঘরনী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺮﻧﻰ, Hindi: घरानी, Marathi: घरािन, Oriya: ଘରଣି) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharani? popularity and diffusion
Gharani is the 109,288th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,711,093 people. The surname Gharani is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gharani are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 163,322nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 2,118 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 3,326 people, or 1 in 23,086. In Iran Gharani is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gharani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gharani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺮﻧﻰ | qrny | - |
| Gharani in the Hindi language | ||
| घरानी | gharani | 90.91 |
| घ़्ारनी | ghaarani | 9.09 |
| Gharani in the Bengali language | ||
| ঘরনী | gharani | 83.33 |
| ঘরণী | gharani | 8.33 |
| ঘরানী | gharani | 8.33 |
| Gharani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘରଣି | gharani | 51.43 |
| ଘରଣୀ | gharani | 28.57 |
| ଘରନି | gharani | 8.57 |
| ଘରାମି | gharami | 2.86 |
| ଘରାନୀ | gharani | 2.86 |
| ଘରାନି | gharani | 2.86 |
| ଘାରନି | gharani | 2.86 |
| Gharani in the Marathi language | ||
| घरािन | gharaina | 40 |
| गारानी | garani | 20 |
| घरानी | gharani | 20 |
| घराणी | gharani | 10 |
| घरणी | gharani | 10 |
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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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- 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 Gharani
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