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 surname Chakani (Hindi: चकनी, Marathi: चकनी, Oriya: ଚକନୀ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 282,766th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Chakani are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Chakani is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 121 people.
This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 1,211 people, or 1 in 63,404. In Iran Chakani is most frequent in: Lorestan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Iran Chakani is found in 8 countries. It is also found 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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