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 surname Bhakani (Hindi: भाकनी, Marathi: िभकाजी, Oriya: ଭକାନୀ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhakani? popularity and diffusion
Bhakani is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Bhakani reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Bhakani is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
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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