Fani Surname

21,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Botswana

Fani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,0581:10,8791,443
South Africa5,3831:10,0651,250
Indonesia2,9061:45,5095,161
Italy2,5161:24,3074,294
Zimbabwe8081:19,1072,835
Ivory Coast6271:36,7962,432
Botswana6231:3,510478
Pakistan4871:366,8257,136
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Brazil3711:577,02021,523
Cameroon3411:60,9067,807
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Albania2681:10,8732,022
India2281:3,364,32297,031
Algeria2231:173,23621,511
Greece2001:55,3999,233
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Turkey1461:533,02329,752
France1421:467,76666,487
Lesotho1031:19,7344,129
Niger791:242,9377,779
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Palestine701:64,9845,802
Canada671:549,93446,038
England571:977,51048,999
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Lebanon391:144,5417,224
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Austria331:258,04330,255
Benin311:333,40726,304
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Syria311:622,6145,649
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Faní (3) & Fáni (1) are calculated separately.

Fani (73,172) may also be a first name.

Fani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fani (Bengali: ফনী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: फनी, Oriya: ଫଣି, Russian: Фани, Tibetan: ཕཱ་ནི་) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Faní or Fáni. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,655th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 289,971 people. The surname Fani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Fani reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,372nd most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 73,172 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 7,058 people, or 1 in 10,879. In Iran Fani is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live, Fars Province, where 16 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Fani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fani last name grew 3,611 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fani last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (53%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fani 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 party.

The amount Fani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning €26,055 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.24% less than the national average, earning R 139,632 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning $57,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faní923/
Fáni921/
Fanai894,037/
Faini893,312/
Fanni892,788/
Fanit892,679/
Fauni891,271/
Fagni891,077/
Fanid89752/
Fanie89733/
Fatni89722/
Fanis89718/
Fangi89370/
Fanio89341/
Fahni89306/
Fanyi89253/
Faani89226/
Fanhi8986/
Fanoi8960/
Fanui8951/
Fasni8949/
Fanip8945/
Fanih8936/
Fhani8927/
Fajni8920/
Faniz8912/
Fanii899/
Fanij892/
Fanei891/
Hfani891/
Faïni891/
Faniç891/
Famni891/
Fhamni80341/
Fannie80244/
Fanish80232/
Fanich80193/
Fahani80187/
Fanaia80182/
Fannis80106/
Fainis8055/
Fangni8048/
Fanais8032/
Fannio8026/
Fangai8021/
Fainui8020/
Fagnui8020/
Fahuni8013/
Fannei8013/
Fanait8012/
Fainoi807/
Fanieh806/
Faangi804/
Fanuis804/
Faunie804/
Fayniy803/
Feangi803/
Fathni803/
Fannai803/
Faunis802/
Faneis802/
Fanoij802/
Fagnie802/
Fanhai802/
Pfahni801/
Fhanei801/
Faugni801/
Faihni801/
Fainai801/
Fannit801/
Famnei801/
Fanhui801/
Fanioy801/
Faaini801/
Fasnei801/
Fasnid801/
Fannih801/
Fanioa801/
Fanioh801/
Fanist801/
Fanois801/
Famgni801/
Famnai801/
Faneit801/
Fangih801/
Fangoi801/
Fanhio801/
Faigni801/
Fainio801/
Fahnei801/
Fahnui801/
Faisni801/
Faingi801/
Fainie801/
Faniey800/
Faynie800/
Feanie800/
Feanis800/
Fane7569,181/
Fana7513,765/
Fany752,055/
Foni752,038/
Fané751,704/
Fanh75240/
Fanj756/
Fană752/
Fanè751/
Fannieh73124/
Fanahei7390/
Fannich7311/
Faggini7310/
Facinni736/
Fanhais736/
Fahanie735/
Fangaia734/
Fangnui732/
Fainish731/
Fahaani731/
Fahniea731/
Fahnnie731/
Wanfani731/
Fagnuih731/
Fahgnui731/
Fasnich731/
Fa'anoi731/
Fahanis731/
Fahnich731/
Feannie730/
Faunnie730/
Fanny6733,546/
Vanni6716,473/
Vanie679,950/
Faina673,076/
Fanne672,950/
Faner672,404/
Fanna671,743/
Fayne671,253/
Faine671,195/
Fanea671,176/
Faune671,037/
Fonio67743/
Foini67698/
Fanaj67454/
Faana67406/
Fanet67329/
Fongi67329/
Fauny67307/
Fonai67282/
Fanes67259/
Fanay67227/
Fónai67203/
Fanoy67194/
Feane67155/
Fauna67147/
Faneh67139/
Fonyi67124/
Faane67109/
Vanhi67107/
Fange67101/
Fanyo6796/
Faney6793/
Fajna6792/
Fayna6773/
Fatne6771/
Vanai6768/
Fanje6765/
Faned6760/
Fanez6743/
Fanhe6742/
Vanoi6741/
Fagne6738/
Founi6737/
Feany6734/
Fonni6731/
Fónyi6729/
Fanøe6722/
Fanee6721/
Vanih6720/
Vanij6719/
Fanøy6718/
Fogni6716/
Fanaa6716/
Famhi6714/
Fahne6714/
Fainé6713/
Fonoi6710/
Famne6710/
Fasné6710/
Fasne679/
Vahni679/
Fahny679/
Faneu679/
Fanés678/
Feuni677/
Vauni677/
Fauné676/
Fainj675/
Vanei675/
Fañio674/
Fonis673/
Fainy673/
Fonie673/
Faïna673/
Fanej673/
Fgane672/
Feana672/
Fachinni672/
Fanès672/
Fahnhoiz671/
Faisnith671/
Fanoj671/
Fanuj671/
Fascinni671/
Fonii671/
Vanui671/
Fanuy671/
Fányi671/
Fònai671/
Faína671/
Faîna671/
Faynè671/
Fannh671/
Fanné671/
Fainh671/
Fainè671/
Faină671/
Fonei671/
Fonih671/
Foniç671/
Fgoni671/
Fassenni671/
Fainhoiz671/
Fausinni671/
Fayny671/
Faany670/
Fhanisch670/

Fani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fani in the Tibetan language
ཕཱ་ནི་pani-
Fani in the Bengali language
ফনীphani60.47
ফনিphani29.64
ফণীphani6.72
ফণিphani2.37
ফানিphani0.4
Fani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻧﻲafany50
ﻓﺎﻧﻲfany50
Fani in the Hindi language
फनीphani49.75
फानीphani35.32
फणीphani11.94
फणिphani1.99
फनिphani0.5
Fani in the Oriya language
ଫଣିphani40
ଫନିphani26.67
ଫଣୀphani20
ଫନୀphani6.67
ମହାିmahai3.33
ପଂନିpanni3.33
Fani in the Russian language
Фаниfani-

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