Gosani Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gosani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7621:71,0998,863
India3441:2,229,84173,922
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gosani (137) may also be a first name.

Gosani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gosani (Bengali: গোসাঁই, Georgian: გოსანი, Hindi: गोसांई, Marathi: गोसानी, Oriya: େଗାସାନି, Russian: Госани) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gosani is the 325,054th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. Gosani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gosani live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequently held first name globally, held by 137 people.

Gosani is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 71,099. In South Africa Gosani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Gosani Last Name Statistics demography

Gosani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.91% less than the national average, earning R 138,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gosani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gosani in the Georgian language
გოსანიgosani-
Gosani in the Bengali language
গোসাঁইgosami-
Gosani in the Hindi language
गोसांईgosami73.08
गोसांइgosami7.69
गोसांर्इgosanr'i6.41
गोसाँईgosami5.13
गोसानीgosani5.13
गौसांईgausami1.28
गोसनीgosani1.28
Gosani in the Marathi language
गोसानीgosani50
गोसनीgosani25
गोसाणीgosani12.5
गोसावीgosavi12.5
Gosani in the Oriya language
େଗାସାନିegasani33.33
ଗୁସାନିgusani16.67
େଗାସାନୀegasani16.67
େଗାସନୀେଦବିegasaniedabi16.67
େଗାଷାଣୀegasani16.67
Gosani in the Russian language
Госаниgosani-

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Footnotes

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