Chakani Surname
Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname
Chakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,211 | 1:63,404 | 6,758 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chakani (121) may also be a first name.
Chakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakani (Hindi: चकनी, Marathi: चकनी, Oriya: ଚକନୀ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 282,766th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Chakani reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 121 people.
The surname Chakani is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,211 people, or 1 in 63,404. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Lorestan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Iran Chakani is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakani in the Hindi language | ||
| चकनी | cakani | 66.67 |
| चकानी | cakani | 33.33 |
| Chakani in the Marathi language | ||
| चकनी | cakani | 50 |
| चकणी | cakani | 50 |
| Chakani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚକନୀ | cakani | 42.86 |
| ଚକନି | cakani | 42.86 |
| ଚକଣି | cakani | 14.29 |
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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 Chakani
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