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

Gidani (Hindi: गीदनी, Marathi: िगडानी) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gidani.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gidani is the 2,091,648th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Gidani is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Gidani are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gidani is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Gidani is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

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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