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 more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhakani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname globally It is held 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. Bhakani is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 22 people.
Bhakani is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Bhakani is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent are found. Not including South Africa Bhakani is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.
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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