Durrani Surname
Approximately 27,763 people bear this surname
Durrani Surname User-submission:
The Durrani surname derives from durr-e-durran, literally 'pearl of pearls', the epithet of Emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire. Durrani today is the name of the Abdali tribe.
Durrani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 10,734 | 1:2,995 | 318 |
| Pakistan | 9,553 | 1:18,700 | 1,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,147 | 1:14,372 | 2,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,210 | 1:7,572 | 951 |
| United States | 1,154 | 1:314,089 | 28,734 |
| India | 959 | 1:799,860 | 35,889 |
| England | 654 | 1:85,196 | 9,342 |
| Canada | 378 | 1:97,475 | 10,598 |
| Qatar | 131 | 1:18,000 | 1,956 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| Israel | 95 | 1:90,080 | 10,606 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Durrani (12,616) may also be a first name.
Durrani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Durrani surname derives from durr-e-durran, literally 'pearl of pearls', the epithet of Emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire. Durrani today is the name of the Abdali tribe.
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Average Male Durrani Height
175.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Durrani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durrani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Durrani (Arabic: دراني, Hindi: दुर्रानी, Marathi: दुरानी, Russian: Дуррани) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Durrani.
How Common Is The Last Name Durrani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Durrani is the 19,745th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 262,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Durrani live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 52,357th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 12,616 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10,734 people, or 1 in 2,995. In Afghanistan Durrani is most numerous in: Kabul, where 16 percent are found, Paktika, where 14 percent are found and Helmand, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.
Durrani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Durrani last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Durrani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning 226,215 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $52,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $56,869 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Durrani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Durrani in the Hindi language | ||
| दुर्रानी | durrani | 96.88 |
| दुररानी | durarani | 2.08 |
| दूर्रानी | durrani | 1.04 |
| Durrani in the Marathi language | ||
| दुरानी | durani | 74.7 |
| दुराणी | durani | 12.05 |
| दुररानी | durarani | 3.61 |
| दूररानी | durarani | 2.41 |
| दुशर्नी | dusarni | 2.41 |
| दुरनी | durani | 2.41 |
| दुरीणी | durini | 2.41 |
| Durrani in the Russian language | ||
| Дуррани | durrani | - |
| Durrani in the Arabic language | ||
| دراني | drany | - |
| دوراني | dwrany | - |
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Footnotes
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