Ghayani Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Ghayani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Iran | 84 | 1:914,078 | 43,588 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Ghayani (42) may also be a first name.
Ghayani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghayani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghayani (Hindi: ज्ञानी) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghayani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghayani is the 1,198,640th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghayani are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ghayani is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name on earth, held by 42 people.
The last name Ghayani is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside and Haryana, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 43 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghayani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghayani in the Hindi language | ||
| ज्ञानी | jnani | 50 |
| घयानी | ghayani | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ghayani
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