Gillani Surname

51,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Gillani Surname User-submission:

Gillani is the sub-caste of the Syed/Sayyid family who are descents from Prophet Muhammad and trace their lineage back to Imam Ali, who was first cousin and close companion of Prophet Muhammad. The family lineage of Gillanis refers to Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani.

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Gillani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7,1881:24,8531,314
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
United States4111:881,89566,754
United Arab Emirates3091:29,6513,296
Canada2371:155,46715,773
England2081:267,87521,171
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Israel221:388,98331,283
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
China71:195,331,65210,124
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Gillani (904) may also be a first name.

Gillani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gillani is the sub-caste of the Syed/Sayyid family who are descents from Prophet Muhammad and trace their lineage back to Imam Ali, who was first cousin and close companion of Prophet Muhammad. The family lineage of Gillanis refers to Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani. He was born in the district Gillan-e-Gharb of Kermanshah in Iran, from where the word Gillani is derived. As Arabic doesn't have the pronunciation for the letter "G" so they pronounce "J" instead as Jillani. Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani is also the founder of Qadirriya sufi order from where the derivative Qadri/Qaderi comes. You can find articles on him on Google and Wikipedia.

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Gillani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillani (Hindi: गिल्लानी, Marathi: िगाणी) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gillani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gillani is the 51,590th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 733,449 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Gillani are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gillani is also the 269,907th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 904 people.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7,188 people, or 1 in 24,853. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 60 percent live, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 17 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Gillani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillani last name are 12.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Gillani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.85% less than the national average, earning R 152,448 per year; in United States they earn 42.95% more than the national average, earning $61,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.52% more than the national average, earning $62,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gillani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gillani in the Marathi language
िगाणीigani57.14
िगानीigani42.86
Gillani in the Hindi language
गिल्लानीgillani50
गिल्लानिgillani50

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