Chani Surname
Approximately 5,224 people bear this surname
Chani Surname User-submission:
The Chani surname means 'green grass' or just 'grass'.
Mostly used in Zambia, by Bamba tribe.
Chani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,025 | 1:748,356 | 34,132 |
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Zimbabwe | 607 | 1:25,434 | 3,873 |
| Zambia | 575 | 1:27,565 | 2,885 |
| Peru | 394 | 1:80,670 | 5,621 |
| Pakistan | 262 | 1:681,847 | 10,375 |
| Indonesia | 174 | 1:760,053 | 58,179 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Greece | 140 | 1:79,141 | 13,353 |
| Niger | 130 | 1:147,631 | 5,431 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Malaysia | 106 | 1:278,247 | 15,446 |
| Iran | 106 | 1:724,363 | 37,588 |
| Algeria | 73 | 1:529,199 | 37,690 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Venezuela | 54 | 1:559,335 | 10,264 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Colombia | 26 | 1:1,837,464 | 11,767 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
The alternate forms: Chañi (2,114) are calculated separately.
Chani (13,434) may also be a first name.
Chani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chani surname means 'green grass' or just 'grass'.
Mostly used in Zambia, by Bamba tribe.
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Average Chani Salary in
United States
$50,801 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chani (Bengali: চনি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: चनी, Marathi: चनी, Oriya: ଚନି, Russian: Чани, Tibetan: ཆ་་ནི་) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as: Chañi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 91,622nd most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,395,013 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Chani are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chani is also the 50,134th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 13,434 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,025 people, or 1 in 748,356. In India Chani is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 56 percent live, Gujarat, where 7 percent live and Punjab, where 6 percent live. Beside India it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Chani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chani last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,211 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.97% less than the national average, earning R 49,980 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.37% less than the national average, earning $14,218,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $50,801 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chani in the Hindi language | ||
| चनी | cani | 56.21 |
| चानी | cani | 40.06 |
| चणी | cani | 0.93 |
| चांई | cami | 0.54 |
| चन्इ | cani | 0.39 |
| चंइ | cami | 0.16 |
| चानि | cani | 0.16 |
| चाणी | cani | 0.08 |
| चैनी | caini | 0.08 |
| चन्ई | cani | 0.08 |
| चान्इ | cani | 0.08 |
| चऄनी | cani | 0.08 |
| चांनी | canni | 0.08 |
| चेानी | ceani | 0.08 |
| छनी | chani | 0.08 |
| चॅानी | ceani | 0.08 |
| छञी | chani | 0.08 |
| चुनी | cuni | 0.08 |
| चनि | cani | 0.08 |
| चॉनी | coni | 0.08 |
| चन्नी | canni | 0.08 |
| चा़नी | cani | 0.08 |
| Chani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚନି | cani | 51.04 |
| ଚନୀ | cani | 17.66 |
| ଚାନି | cani | 12.68 |
| ଚଣି | cani | 8.67 |
| ଚାନୀ | cani | 4.65 |
| ଚଣୀ | cani | 2.09 |
| ଛନି | chani | 0.16 |
| ଚିନି | cini | 0.16 |
| Chani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻧﻲ | shany | 50 |
| ﺷﺎﻥ | shan | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻧﻲ | alshany | 25 |
| Chani in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆ་་ནི་ | chani | 50 |
| ཅཱ་ནི་ | chani | 50 |
| Chani in the Bengali language | ||
| চনি | cani | 42.86 |
| চানি | cani | 21.43 |
| চনী | cani | 14.29 |
| সানি | sani | 7.14 |
| ছানী | chani | 7.14 |
| চানী | cani | 7.14 |
| Chani in the Marathi language | ||
| चनी | cani | 42.86 |
| चानी | cani | 40.34 |
| चणी | cani | 9.24 |
| चंइ | cami | 2.52 |
| चाणी | cani | 1.68 |
| हान | hana | 0.84 |
| चमी | cami | 0.84 |
| चैनी | caini | 0.84 |
| चांदी | candi | 0.84 |
| Chani in the Russian language | ||
| Чани | cani | - |
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