Gidani Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gidani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gidani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
India211:36,526,923420,161
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gidani (147) may also be a first name.

Gidani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gidani (Hindi: गीदनी, Marathi: िगडानी) is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Gidani occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Gidani live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gidani is also the 760,591st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 147 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 44 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 21 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Gidani Last Name Statistics demography

Gidani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.15% less than the national average, earning R 59,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giddani9210/
Gidanyi921/
Giddhani861/
Gidainyi861/
Gidoni83584/
Gedani83198/
Jidani83184/
Gidane83176/
Gidacinni809/
Gidhane77410/
Jaidani77385/
Jideani77163/
Suidani77134/
Sidanoi77126/
Jidanni7729/
Sidanni7718/
Jhidani7710/
Gidanay779/
Soidani773/
Djidani773/
Zidanni772/
Geddani771/
Zhidani771/
Jisdani771/
Zidanie771/
Ziedani771/
Gidachinni7513/
Giddacinni751/
Djaidani71237/
Zidanich719/
Saidanni717/
Siddaani717/
Sidhanni715/
Sidhaani714/
Jaiddani713/
Saidanei713/
Sieddani713/
Saidanai712/
Djidaini712/
Siddanni712/
Djiddani711/
Jitdanai711/
Zaidanie711/
Gidaunay711/
Zeidanie711/
Saidanie711/
Jaaidani711/
Gidhasne711/
Gidamnay711/
Gideanny711/
Zidane6745,556/
Zidana674,378/
Sidane671,251/
Jedani67432/
Jidane67290/
Zidany6742/
Siddhaani6714/
Gedane6711/
Gidony679/
Jidoni675/
Gidone674/
Zydani673/
Cidane672/
Sidhanniy671/
Ziedainis671/
Zidanh671/
Gedany671/
Gedamnish671/

Gidani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gidani in the Hindi language
गीदनीgidani50
गिदानीgidani50
Gidani in the Marathi language
िगडानीigadani46.15
गीदनीgidani30.77
िगदवानीigadavani15.38
िगडाणीigadani7.69

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Footnotes

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