The name can be found among people from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
Gujaratis also form a significant part of the populations in Mumbai and union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli, former Portuguese colonies.
Large Gujarati immigrant communities live in other parts of India, most notably in Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore Kollam, and Kochi.
Gujaratis have acquired a reputation as India's leading merchants, industrialists and business entrepreneurs at the forefront of migrations across the world, particularly to former parts of the British empire such as Fiji, Hong Kong, East and Southern Africa.
Non Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) maintain active links with the homeland in the form of business, remittance, philanthropy, and through their political contribution to state governed domestic affairs.