Ghazni Surname

122,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Ghazni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,8591:17,296960
Egypt1,3121:70,0736,466
Iran4031:190,52715,604
Pakistan1401:1,276,02814,885
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghazni (1,336) may also be a first name.

Ghazni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghazni (Arabic: غزنى, Hindi: गजनी) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ghazni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,089th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,944,383 people. The surname Ghazni is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Ghazni reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghazni is also the 214,855th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 1,336 people.

The surname Ghazni is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,859 people, or 1 in 17,296. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Paktia, where 27 percent are found, Kabul, where 22 percent are found and Khost, where 13 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 35 percent are found and Iran, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaznii92635/
Ghaznai922/
Ghazniy921/
Gazni9110/
Ghasni8315/
Ghazna833/
Gaznei831/
Gaznai831/
Gaznoi831/
Ghazny831/
Ghacni831/
Ghaznay7710/
Ghazney772/
Ghazneh772/
Garznie771/
Gasni7354/
Gajni7330/
Gazne7311/
Gazna732/
Ghasnieh717/
Ghosni67241/
Gasnai6749/
Gaznay6716/
Ngasni6713/
Goshni679/
Ghasne677/
Gazner674/
Gachni671/
Geshni671/
Gazzne671/
Gazhna671/
Gaznes671/

Ghazni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazni in the Hindi language
गजनीgajani-
Ghazni in the Arabic language
غزنىghzny-

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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 Ghazni
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