Gilashi Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Gilashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Gilashi (271) may also be a first name.
Gilashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilashi (Hindi: गिलाशी) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gilashi is the 1,544,715th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gilashi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gilashi is also the 540,009th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 271 people.
The last name Gilashi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania Gilashi is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilashi in the Hindi language | ||
| गिलाशी | gilasi | 97.08 |
| गीलाशी | gilasi | 1.46 |
| गिलासी | gilasi | 0.73 |
| गिलाश्ी | gilasi | 0.73 |
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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 Gilashi
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