Al-Ani Surname

223,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al-Ani Surname User-submission:

The surname comes from a small ancient city on the river Euphrates in Iraq, called Ana.

Al-Ani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4451:78,7002,572
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Syria1551:124,5233,556
England1121:497,48331,781
Lebanon1091:51,7164,233
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Sweden791:124,6428,853
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Finland131:422,82327,659
Oman121:307,3314,704
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Palestine51:909,77015,190
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Al-Ani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname comes from a small ancient city on the river Euphrates in Iraq, called Ana.

- halani

Al-Ani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Ani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Ani (Arabic: العاني, Russian: Аль-ани) is found most in Iraq. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Ani? popularity and diffusion

Al-Ani is the 223,829th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,006,347 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Al-Ani live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 78,700. Outside of Iraq Al-Ani exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Al-Ani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Al-Ani last name is chiefly Sunni (83%) in Lebanon.

The amount Al-Ani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Ani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Ani in the Russian language
Аль-аниal-ani-
Al-Ani in the Arabic language
العانيalany-

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