Chalani Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Chalani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| India | 188 | 1:4,080,135 | 109,968 |
| Algeria | 83 | 1:465,440 | 36,143 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Nepal | 17 | 1:1,675,350 | 7,547 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Chaláni (3) are calculated separately.
Chalani (4,540) may also be a first name.
Chalani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalani (Hindi: चालानी, Marathi: छलानी, Oriya: ଚଳନୀ) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may be found as: Chaláni. For other potential spellings of Chalani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chalani is the 511,519th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Chalani reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chalani is also the 102,035th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 4,540 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Outside of Sri Lanka it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Algeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalani in the Marathi language | ||
| छलानी | chalani | 70.59 |
| चलानी | calani | 22.35 |
| चेलानी | celani | 2.35 |
| चेलाणी | celani | 2.35 |
| चालानी | calani | 2.35 |
| Chalani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଳନୀ | calani | 38.46 |
| ଚଳନି | calani | 19.23 |
| ଚଲାଣି | calani | 15.38 |
| ଚଲାନୀ | calani | 7.69 |
| ଚଲାନି | calani | 7.69 |
| ଚଲନି | calani | 3.85 |
| ଚଳଣି | calani | 3.85 |
| ଚାଳନି | calani | 3.85 |
| Chalani in the Hindi language | ||
| चालानी | calani | 33.33 |
| चलानी | calani | 33.33 |
| चलनी | calani | 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 Chalani
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