Gonani Surname

93,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gonani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4,8361:3,540468
Zimbabwe1221:126,54316,872
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
India111:69,733,217610,955
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gonani (48) may also be a first name.

Gonani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonani (Marathi: गोणानी) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,822nd most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,434,274 people. The last name Gonani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gonani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

Gonani is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,836 people, or 1 in 3,540. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Gonani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gonani earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.35% less than the national average, earning R 144,120 per year and in United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gonani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gonani in the Marathi language
गोणानीgonani50
गोनानीgonani25
गोननीgonani25

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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
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  • 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 Gonani
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