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
Gurkani is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gurkani.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurkani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 161,020th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,693,106 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gurkani reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 27 people.
It is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 2,621 people, or 1 in 29,295. In Iran it is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 80 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 4 percent are found and Bushehr Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found.
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