Ghi Surname

160,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1971:349,14219,076
Vietnam1911:485,0581,429
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Ghi (3,087) may also be a first name.

Ghi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghi (Hindi: घी, Marathi: घी, Oriya: ଘି) occurs most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghi is the 160,082nd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,674,329 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ghi live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ghi is also the 129,832nd most frequent forename in the world, held by 3,087 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2,197 people, or 1 in 349,142. In India Ghi is mostly found in: Odisha, where 90 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 4 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 7 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.

Ghi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ghi are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Ghi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.77% more than the national average, earning €46,777 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning $42,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghai8615,409/
Nghi863,518/
Ghih86919/
Ghei86421/
Ghui86160/
Ghoi86124/
Ghip8678/
Ghiț8645/
Ghgi865/
Gghi864/
Ghiy862/
Hghi862/
Ghii862/
Kghi861/
Gi8011,289/
Ghait756,574/
Ghith751,720/
Ghais75557/
Ghaia75523/
Gahai75419/
Ghois75387/
Ghaid75290/
Nghai7556/
Ghieh7554/
Ghaiy7527/
Gohiy7523/
Gohyi7522/
Ghoid7520/
Ghaiz7517/
Ghuiy7512/
Ghișe759/
Gehyi756/
N'Ghi755/
Gahiy754/
Guhiy754/
Ghitt754/
Koghi754/
Nghih752/
Ghuis752/
Gghio752/
Ghaai752/
Ghuiz752/
Ghaih752/
Ghidh751/
Gahij751/
Ghuit751/
Gehii751/
Ngghi751/
Nghii751/
Nghui751/
Ghoit751/
Ghițe751/
Ghich751/
Gahei751/
Ghoih751/
Ghoiz751/
Ghidd751/
Gui67477,894/
Gai67366,958/
Gyi6768,081/
Goi6711,438/
Gha676,336/
Ngi676,056/
Gheith675,041/
Geh673,763/
Gis673,552/
Gie673,167/
Git672,398/
Gip671,507/
Ghe671,190/
Gid671,159/
Giz67975/
Gii67384/
Ghj67245/
Gih67124/
Ghoish6752/
Gouhie6752/
Ggi6741/
Gheggi6740/
Ghooyi6735/
Ghaije6734/
Gaheis6725/
Giy6719/
Ghuijs6718/
Ghaait6716/
Gjh6716/
Ghy6714/
Kgi6711/
Ghithh679/
Ghaich679/
Ngahyi679/
Hgi678/
Giehgi678/
Cgi677/
Giß677/
Qgi676/
Gheist675/
Ghaits675/
Ghaish674/
Ghé674/
Gyh674/
Giş673/
Ghuist673/
N'Ghai672/
Gheich672/
Gói672/
Giø672/
Ghè672/
Gehijd671/
Ghoitt671/
Ghuggi671/
Gohaia671/
Ǚgi671/
Gối671/
Gië671/
Giś671/
Ghaist671/
Gheție671/
Ghahai671/
Gaahai671/
Ghuith671/
Ghoist670/

Ghi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghi in the Marathi language
घीghi-
Ghi in the Hindi language
घीghi95.65
घ्ईghi4.35
Ghi in the Oriya language
ଘିghi92.68
ଘୀghi6.84

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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 Ghi
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