Chambani Surname
Approximately 603 people bear this surname
Chambani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chambani (13) may also be a first name.
Chambani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chambani (Oriya: ଚାାନୀ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chambani is the 534,813th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Chambani reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Other than Malawi Chambani exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chambani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chambani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାାନୀ | caani | 83.33 |
| ଚାାନି | caani | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chambani
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