Durani Surname
Approximately 22,979 people bear this surname
Durani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 17,659 | 1:10,116 | 755 |
| Iran | 2,055 | 1:37,364 | 4,395 |
| India | 1,343 | 1:571,158 | 27,876 |
| Turkey | 898 | 1:86,661 | 7,795 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 1:94,456 | 8,360 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Duráni (8) are calculated separately.
Durani (2,194) may also be a first name.
Durani Demographics
Average Durani Salary in
United States
$51,546 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Durani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Durani (Hindi: दुरानी, Marathi: दुरानी, Oriya: ଦୁରନି) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant: Duráni. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Durani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,583rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 317,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Durani reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 159,896th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,194 people.
This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 17,659 people, or 1 in 10,116. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 37 percent live, Punjab, where 21 percent live and Sindh, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Durani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Durani has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Durani surname rose 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Durani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Durani surname are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.61% registered with the party.
The amount Durani earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.17% less than the national average, earning $41,151 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Durani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Durani in the Hindi language | ||
| दुरानी | durani | 96.08 |
| दूरानी | durani | 1.96 |
| दूरणी | durani | 1.96 |
| Durani in the Marathi language | ||
| दुरानी | durani | 49.14 |
| दुराणी | durani | 38.88 |
| दुर | dura | 2.57 |
| दूराणी | durani | 2.32 |
| दूरानी | durani | 2.2 |
| दुरणी | durani | 0.98 |
| दुरािण | duraina | 0.49 |
| दुरनी | durani | 0.49 |
| दुरािन | duraina | 0.49 |
| दूराण | durana | 0.24 |
| दुरदाना | duradana | 0.24 |
| डुरणी | durani | 0.12 |
| Durani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁରନି | durani | 42.86 |
| ଦୁରାନି | durani | 14.29 |
| ଦୁରଣୀ | durani | 7.14 |
| ଦୁରାଣୀ | durani | 7.14 |
| ଦୁରନୀତାି | duranitai | 7.14 |
| ଦୂରନୀ | durani | 7.14 |
| ଦୁରନୀ | durani | 7.14 |
| ଦୁରାନୀ | durani | 7.14 |
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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 Durani
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