Surname غزنوی (Ghazna 
, غزنوی 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen غزنوی is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare surname. Likewise, غزنوی is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ghazna | India, United States, Pakistan |
| غزنوی | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates |
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محمد غزنوی Ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire in the 11th century, AF (b. 998) |
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مسعود غزنوی Ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, AF (b. 998) |
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ابراهیم غزنوی sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, AF (b. 1032) |
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| سید حسن غزنوی Persian poet, IR (b. 1140) |
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محمد علی غزنوی Ayatollah, AF (b. 1905) |
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| مولانا سید داود غزنوی British Indian Islamic Scholar and leader of the independence movement, PK (b. 1895) |
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مینو غزنوی Iranian voice actress, IR (b. 1952) |
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| رفیق غزنوی Indian actor, PK (b. 1907) |
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| منصور غزنوی Iranian voice actor, IR (b. 1939) |
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| کافرک غزنوی Iranian poet, IR |
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| خسرو شاہ غزنوی Ruler of Ghazni, PK |
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