Chahani Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Chahani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Iran | 141 | 1:544,557 | 31,350 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chahani (139) may also be a first name.
Chahani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahani (Hindi: चाहनी, Marathi: चाहानी, Oriya: ଚହନି) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahani? popularity and diffusion
Chahani is the 860,770th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Chahani occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chahani live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chahani is also the 784,558th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 139 people.
The last name Chahani is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 4,648,881. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 92 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India Chahani exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 45 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahani in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहनी | cahani | 75 |
| चहनी | cahani | 16.67 |
| चाहानी | cahani | 4.17 |
| चहानी | cahani | 4.17 |
| Chahani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚହନି | cahani | 51.52 |
| ଚହନୀ | cahani | 33.33 |
| ଚାହାନୀ | cahani | 6.06 |
| ଚାହାନି | cahani | 3.03 |
| ଚାହାଣୀ | cahani | 3.03 |
| ଚାହାଣି | cahani | 3.03 |
| Chahani in the Marathi language | ||
| चाहानी | cahani | 33.33 |
| चहािन | cahaina | 33.33 |
| चहानी | cahani | 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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- 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 Chahani
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