How common is the surname Ghani?

1,179 people in the United States had the surname Ghani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ghani?

Mariam Ghani, American artist (born 1978), followed by Nus Ghani.

Where is the surname Ghani most common?

Wikidata records people named Ghani in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ghani getting more or less common?

More common. 908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Ghani also a first name?

Yes. Ghani is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ghani

A surname, carried by 1,179 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ghani is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,179 people named Ghani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 908.

#22,000

rank among US surnames

1,179

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+29.8%

change since 2000 (was #25,547)

Who is named Ghani

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Ghani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 62%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 9.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Ghanis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mariam Ghani
American artist (born 1978)
Nus Ghani
British Conservative Party politician (born 1972)

Notable Ghanis come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ghani

Ghani has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Questions

How common is the surname Ghani?: 1,179 people in the United States had the surname Ghani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ghani?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Ghani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ghani?: Mariam Ghani, American artist (born 1978), followed by Nus Ghani.
Where is the surname Ghani most common?: Wikidata records people named Ghani in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ghani getting more or less common?: More common. 908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Ghani also a first name?: Yes. Ghani is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.