Gurkani Surname
Approximately 2,706 people bear this surname
Gurkani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,621 | 1:29,295 | 3,553 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
Gurkani (27) may also be a first name.
Gurkani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurkani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gurkani is found most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurkani? popularity and diffusion
Gurkani is the 161,020th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,693,106 people. The surname Gurkani occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gurkani are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 2,621 people, or 1 in 29,295. In Iran Gurkani is primarily found in: Fars Province, where 80 percent live, Tehran Province, where 4 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkhani | 93 | 29 | / |
| Gourkani | 93 | 9 | / |
| Urkani | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gorkani | 86 | 135 | / |
| Ourkani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhani | 80 | 759 | / |
| Goorkani | 80 | 15 | / |
| Aurkhani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorkaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurkanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaurkana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkani | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ghorkhani | 75 | 225 | / |
| Urkonis | 71 | 33 | / |
| Orkhani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Girkoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hurqani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horkani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orkanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girkane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhana | 67 | 478 | / |
| Ghorkane | 67 | 113 | / |
| Gürkaner | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ghorkana | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gorkhane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gorkanna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourkhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkaneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourkone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkaanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gurkani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis