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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 be found as a variant: Goñi or Goní. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goni? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,449^th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,925 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 13,611^th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 71,589 people.

The surname Goni is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 64,074 people, or 1 in 2,487. Aside from Bangladesh this last name 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 surname is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Goni last name are 40.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94% registered with the 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.