Gherni Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gherni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gherni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

Gherni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gherni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺮﻧﻲ, Hindi: घेरनी) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gherni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gherni are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania Gherni is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 40 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 40 percent live and Tagant Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghernai921/
Gerni91221/
Ghernaia865/
Gherinni861/
Guerni832,066/
Gernai8319/
Gernis8312/
Gernie8312/
Gernyi838/
Gherne836/
Gerniz832/
Gernio832/
Ghirni832/
Gernit831/
Gernid831/
Gherny831/
Gernei831/
Guernit77128/
Gherner7735/
Gernais7730/
Gerenni7716/
Gernich774/
Ghernet773/
Gernaij773/
Gernish772/
Guetrni771/
Guernis771/
Gernaiz771/
Guernih771/
Gerna73974/
Gerne73668/
Girni73200/
Gerny73145/
Gärni7313/
Gerné734/
Giernich7130/
Ghernaya718/
Ngernnoi716/
Ngernhoi711/
Gaihreni711/
Guernich711/
Guernoit711/
Guerinni710/
Gerner6710,243/
Gernez671,772/
Gernet67986/
Guerne67312/
Gernay67251/
Gernes67229/
Gerney67144/
Gérnyi67138/
Gerneš6742/
Girnis6730/
Gernaa6714/
Girgni6710/
Gerrny674/
Guerné672/
Girniy672/
Gerrne671/
Gierne671/
Ghirne671/
Gehrne671/
Gernej671/
Gernoy671/
Gernée671/
Grenei671/
Girnio671/
Gergne671/
Gerneu671/
Gernna671/
Girnni670/
Gernee670/

Gherni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gherni in the Hindi language
घेरनीgherani-
Gherni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﺮﻧﻲqrny80
ﻗﺮﻥqrn20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gherni
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