Gulani Surname

125,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gulani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
India8701:881,68438,529
Philippines2491:406,57951,808
Iran1511:508,49430,000
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Afghanistan911:353,3325,259
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Oman131:283,6904,528
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Gulani (582) may also be a first name.

Gulani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulani (Georgian: გულანი, Hindi: गुलानी, Marathi: गुलानी, Oriya: ଗୁଲାନି) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gulani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,805th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,015,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gulani live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gulani is also the 346,994th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 582 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,673 people, or 1 in 10,233. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Gulani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (71%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Gulani last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gulani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.57% less than the national average, earning R 74,700 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gulani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulani in the Georgian language
გულანიgulani-
Gulani in the Hindi language
गुलानीgulani93.88
गुलानिgulani1.02
गूलानीgulani1.02
गुलनीgulani1.02
गूलनीgulani1.02
गुलनिgulani1.02
गूलनिशाgulanisa1.02
Gulani in the Marathi language
गुलानीgulani87.35
गुलाणीgulani8.78
गुलािनgulaina1.63
गुळणीgulani0.61
गोलानीgolani0.41
गूलानीgulani0.41
गुलानाीgulanai0.41
गूलाणीgulani0.41
Gulani in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲାନିgulani36.36
ଗୁଲାଣିgulani18.18
ଗୁଲନିgulani18.18
ଗୁଲଣିgulani18.18
ଗୁଲଣୀgulani9.09

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Footnotes

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