Cherani Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Malawi

Cherani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2641:290,84320,828
Algeria2551:151,49619,714
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Cherani (56) may also be a first name.

Cherani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cherani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cherani (Oriya: େଚରନି) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherani? popularity and diffusion

Cherani is the 430,251st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Cherani are found; 33 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Cherani is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 56 people.

The last name Cherani is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 290,843. In Iran Cherani is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 48 percent are found, Bushehr Province, where 13 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Iran it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 32 percent are found and Malawi, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherrani9380/
Chearani939/
Cheerani934/
Cheraini934/
Chereani933/
Cheraani931/
Chearanai8827/
Cherahani8812/
Kherani862,026/
Chirani86861/
Cheroni86204/
Cherane8679/
Cereani868/
Ceerani864/
Cerangi862/
Ceirani862/
Kheirani801,038/
Cherhane80173/
Khergani8078/
Kheyrani8030/
Cherroni8015/
Kheerani809/
Khierani806/
Chiraini804/
Cheraine804/
Khesrani803/
Kheranni803/
Cherrane803/
Kherrani802/
Cheronei802/
Kherajni801/
Chiraani801/
Chiranyi801/
Kherhani801/
Chihrani801/
Chirauni801/
Chirrani801/
Cheranne800/
Kerani77766/
Cerane7743/
Cerany772/
Kheraniph751/
Kheyraani751/
Cherahane751/
Khirani713,308/
Chironi71795/
Ciranni71570/
Qetrani71410/
Chirane71405/
Kerangi71396/
Cerhane71341/
Cherone71274/
Ketrani7171/
Kesrani7158/
Kehrani7158/
Kerhani7152/
Ceirane7151/
Kereani7136/
Keraani7132/
Cairani7124/
Kerauni7118/
Kherane7112/
Kheroni719/
Kerasni718/
Qesrani718/
Kherany717/
Cirangi717/
Cirrani717/
Kergani716/
Kherana715/
Ceranaj715/
Chirană714/
Keranio714/
Ceruoni713/
Keraniy713/
Keirani712/
Keranni712/
Kerrani712/
Cerrane711/
Ceraney711/
Ceraine711/
Kierani711/
Gkerani711/
Keraini711/
Cereane711/
Keranie710/
Cereany710/
Cehrane710/
Khairani679,029/
Kherzane67414/
Khoirani67190/
Cherrone67109/
Cherouny6786/
Khayrani6732/
Chiraane6721/
Kheeranh6713/
Querzani678/
Keerangi677/
Kheirany676/
Chihrane674/
Kherouni673/
Cheronne672/
Cheroune672/
Khirrani672/
Kheranaj671/
Kerzanei671/
Chereine671/
Cherrony671/
Khajrani671/
Keraangi671/
Keiranyi671/
Khéyrani671/
Khiranid671/
Khiraniy671/
Khitrani671/
Kherroni671/
Queranis671/
Qeasrani671/
Qeesrani671/
Gkeranis671/
Kherange671/
Kheirane671/
Khiranni671/
Quetrani671/
Khiraini671/
Kheerana671/

Cherani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherani in the Oriya language
େଚରନିecarani-

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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 Cherani
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