Bhakani Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bhakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bhakani (22) may also be a first name.
Bhakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhakani (Hindi: भाकनी, Marathi: िभकाजी, Oriya: ଭକାନୀ) occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhakani? popularity and diffusion
Bhakani is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Bhakani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Bhakani live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bhakani is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name on earth, held by 22 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live. Barring South Africa Bhakani is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhakani in the Hindi language | ||
| भाकनी | bhakani | - |
| Bhakani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭକାନୀ | bhakani | - |
| Bhakani in the Marathi language | ||
| िभकाजी | ibhakaji | 66.67 |
| भाकनी | bhakani | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bhakani
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