Goshani Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Goshani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goshani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goshani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goshani (Marathi: गोशनी) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goshani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Goshani reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 72 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goshani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goshani in the Marathi language | ||
| गोशनी | gosani | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Goshani
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