Ghnai Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ghnai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghnai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghnai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghnai (Marathi: घनई) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghnai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ghnai live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan Ghnai is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 47 percent are found, Punjab, where 27 percent are found and Balochistan, where 13 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghnaia912/
Ghni89166/
Gnai8974/
Ghna892/
Ghennai831,809/
Ghnaiet834/
Gnaie8050/
Gnayi807/
Gnaji807/
Ghnay804/
Gnaia804/
Ghnni803/
Ghhni802/
Gnaai801/
Ghnaz801/
Ghnis801/
Gnaih801/
Ghnat801/
Ghngi801/
Ghnea801/
Ghnio801/
Gnaiu800/
Gna75200/
Gni7599/
Gennai732,812/
Ghnaat731,933/
Ghneid73173/
Ghenna73106/
Ghneis7351/
Gnagie7347/
Gnaihi7312/
Ghniya7311/
Ghenni736/
Gimnai734/
Geheni733/
Ghinni732/
Gnahio731/
Ghneit731/
Ghnaye731/
Ngnayi731/
Gnayie731/
Gnaith731/
Ghnaya731/
Ghnaïa731/
Gnnaji731/
Geenai731/
Ghniyo731/
Ginnai731/
Gnat671,978/
Gnap67924/
Gnad67921/
Gnau67893/
Gnip67790/
Gnae67784/
Gnaś67464/
Gnui67461/
Gnas67361/
Gnay67237/
Gnaß67207/
Guennai67171/
Gnah67121/
Gnie6789/
Gnoa6773/
Ngni6770/
Gennaio6759/
Ngna6755/
Gnis6735/
Gnna6729/
Gnei6727/
Gniß6724/
Gnid6719/
Gniz6718/
Gnea6712/
Gnoi6712/
Gehegna678/
Ginnaio677/
Ghnahat677/
Gnaľ676/
Gnit676/
Geemnai676/
Gjni674/
Gnaj673/
Gnni673/
Ghennaj672/
Gnaa672/
Ghneitt672/
Gnga672/
Ghnh672/
Ghennay671/
Ggna671/
Gennaii671/
Qgni671/
Cgni671/
Gnahiet671/
Gnaz671/
Gehenat671/
Ægni671/
Ghny671/
Hgni671/

Ghnai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghnai in the Marathi language
घनईghana'i-

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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 Ghnai
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