Gorkani Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Gorkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1191:645,23134,926
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Gorkani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorkani (Hindi: गोरकनी) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Gorkani reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Gorkani is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 645,231. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 95 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Gorkani Last Name Statistics demography

Gorkani earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 260.49% more than the national average, earning $155,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gorkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkani in the Hindi language
गोरकनीgorakani-

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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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  • 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 Gorkani
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