Bhani Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bhani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7331:1,046,47443,612
Pakistan5411:330,2116,674
South Africa3681:147,22216,772
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Bhani (20,687) may also be a first name.

Bhani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bhani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bhani (Arabic: بحني, Bengali: ভানি, Hindi: भानी, Marathi: भानी, Oriya: ଭାନି) is found most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,521st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,128,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Bhani reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bhani is also the 36,883rd most numerous forename in the world, borne by 20,687 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 1,046,474. In India Bhani is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 37 percent are found, Gujarat, where 31 percent are found and Manipur, where 11 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 21 percent are found.

Bhani Last Name Statistics demography

Bhani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.23% less than the national average, earning R 104,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhaini9162/
Bhaani9112/
Bhgani911/
Bghani911/
Bhaaini831/
Bhoni802,208/
Bgani804/
Benghani77170/
Bhoini73115/
Bhgane734/
Bcgani731/
Bgangi731/

Bhani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhani in the Hindi language
भानीbhani80.79
भाणीbhani17.2
भनीbhani0.94
भानिbhani0.33
भणीbhani0.31
भणिbhani0.08
भांईbhami0.08
भंईbhami0.08
भनिbhani0.08
भाणिbhani0.05
भ्ानीbhani0.03
भाऩbhana0.03
Bhani in the Marathi language
भानीbhani72.19
भाणीbhani13.9
भनीbhani3.21
भािनbhaina2.14
हाणhana2.14
भांईbhami1.07
बालीbali0.53
भाणाbhana0.53
धानीdhani0.53
हांजाhanja0.53
भंग़ीbhangi0.53
Bhani in the Oriya language
ଭାନିbhani56.02
ଭାନୀbhani40.81
ଭନିbhani0.6
ଭନୀbhani0.3
ଭଣୀbhani0.15
ଧନଯ୍dhanay0.15
ଭାନୁbhanu0.15
ଭାଣୀbhani0.15
Bhani in the Bengali language
ভানিbhani50
ভানীbhani25
ভাঙীbhani25
Bhani in the Arabic language
بحنيbhny-

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Footnotes

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