Across the world, غوني (Goni 
, Guiney 
, Güne 
) is a common primarily male, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename غوني is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, Albania, and Japan, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Japan, and India. Also, غوني is the last name as well as the forename.