Vaghani Surname

28,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Vaghani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,4671:41,5372,905
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Australia911:296,65626,074
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England541:1,031,81650,675
Wales151:206,30213,003
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Vaghani (1,600) may also be a first name.

Vaghani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaghani (Marathi: वाघानी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaghani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,446th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 385,850 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vaghani are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vaghani is also the 193,201st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,600 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 18,467 people, or 1 in 41,537. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 96 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside and West Bengal, where 0 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Vaghani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vaghani last name are 32.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.31% registered to vote for the political party.

Vaghani earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning $54,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vaghani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaghani in the Marathi language
वाघानीvaghani64.5
वाघाणीvaghani24.77
वघानीvaghani3.32
वाघांनीvaghanni1.81
वाघनीvaghani1.66
वघाणीvaghani1.21
वाघािनvaghaina0.6
वघािनvaghaina0.6
वाधानीvadhani0.6
बाघानीbaghani0.3
वधानीvadhani0.3
वेघानीveghani0.3

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Footnotes

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