Goni Surname
Approximately 162,215 people bear this surname
Goni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 64,074 | 1:2,487 | 240 |
| Nigeria | 55,970 | 1:3,165 | 430 |
| India | 11,833 | 1:64,824 | 4,414 |
| Chad | 9,917 | 1:1,371 | 252 |
| Indonesia | 5,626 | 1:23,507 | 2,821 |
| Cameroon | 5,370 | 1:3,868 | 461 |
| Niger | 3,403 | 1:5,640 | 497 |
| DR Congo | 1,450 | 1:50,951 | 6,158 |
| United States | 741 | 1:489,148 | 41,318 |
| South Africa | 540 | 1:100,329 | 12,160 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| France | 472 | 1:140,726 | 21,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 284 | 1:54,360 | 8,244 |
| England | 268 | 1:207,903 | 17,929 |
| Italy | 264 | 1:231,654 | 31,914 |
| Papua New Guinea | 210 | 1:38,827 | 4,689 |
| Benin | 184 | 1:56,172 | 6,983 |
| Brazil | 156 | 1:1,372,271 | 46,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Greece | 79 | 1:140,251 | 23,222 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| Albania | 63 | 1:46,255 | 6,220 |
| Ivory Coast | 59 | 1:391,038 | 13,490 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Cuba | 38 | 1:303,229 | 5,351 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Goñi (14,569) & Goní (1) are calculated separately.
Goni (71,589) may also be a first name.
Goni Demographics
Goni Political Affiliation
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Goni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goni (Bengali: গনি, Georgian: გონი, Hindi: गोनी, Marathi: गोणी, Oriya: େଗାନି, Tibetan: གོ་ནི་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Goñi or Goní. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goni is the 3,449th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,925 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Goni live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,611th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 71,589 people.
The last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 64,074 people, or 1 in 2,487. Aside from Bangladesh Goni exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Goni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Goni surname is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Goni are 40.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94% registered with the political party.
The amount Goni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.2% less than the national average, earning R 123,096 per year; in United States they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $44,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.26% less than the national average, earning $29,683 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goni in the Georgian language | ||
| გონი | goni | - |
| Goni in the Tibetan language | ||
| གོ་ནི་ | goni | - |
| Goni in the Bengali language | ||
| গনি | gani | - |
| Goni in the Marathi language | ||
| गोणी | goni | 83.47 |
| गोनी | goni | 16.53 |
| Goni in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାନି | egani | 83.33 |
| େଗାଣି | egani | 16.67 |
| Goni in the Hindi language | ||
| गोनी | goni | 82.59 |
| गोणी | goni | 5.47 |
| गेानी | geani | 5.47 |
| गेनी | geni | 1.99 |
| गुनी | guni | 1.49 |
| गोंई | gomi | 1 |
| गणी | gani | 0.5 |
| ग्ोनी | goni | 0.5 |
| गौनी | gauni | 0.5 |
| गोनि | goni | 0.5 |
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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 Goni
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