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 in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Duráni. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Durani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,583rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 317,139 people. The last name Durani is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Durani are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Durani is also the 159,896th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 2,194 people.
The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 17,659 people, or 1 in 10,116. In Pakistan Durani is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 37 percent are found, Punjab, where 21 percent are found and Sindh, where 20 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Durani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Durani has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Durani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Durani surname are 22.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.61% registered with the political 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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