Hani Surname
Approximately 143,936 people bear this surname
Hani Surname User-submission:
In old Persian it is a name for boys that means 'merciful' and 'generous'. In Arabic it means a person who is satisfied and happy. It is a religious name.
In Kordestan it is a girls' name, but it has very different meaning.
Hani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 34,596 | 1:2,657 | 366 |
| Bangladesh | 20,186 | 1:7,894 | 702 |
| Jordan | 14,836 | 1:596 | 67 |
| Indonesia | 12,559 | 1:10,530 | 1,330 |
| Algeria | 11,804 | 1:3,273 | 455 |
| Iraq | 11,769 | 1:2,976 | 341 |
| Morocco | 7,566 | 1:4,557 | 515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,009 | 1:6,160 | 855 |
| Syria | 4,461 | 1:4,327 | 498 |
| India | 2,691 | 1:285,048 | 16,193 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| South Africa | 1,979 | 1:27,376 | 3,500 |
| Lebanon | 1,933 | 1:2,916 | 550 |
| Pakistan | 1,927 | 1:92,706 | 3,053 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Iran | 1,238 | 1:62,021 | 6,642 |
| Niger | 977 | 1:19,644 | 1,240 |
| Malaysia | 927 | 1:31,817 | 2,703 |
| Albania | 712 | 1:4,093 | 756 |
| France | 681 | 1:97,537 | 14,260 |
| United States | 355 | 1:1,021,011 | 75,157 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Japan | 329 | 1:388,584 | 12,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 265 | 1:30,769 | 3,541 |
| North Macedonia | 243 | 1:8,648 | 1,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 236 | 1:38,823 | 4,064 |
| Yemen | 200 | 1:132,126 | 6,982 |
| Kenya | 171 | 1:270,058 | 17,836 |
| Kuwait | 164 | 1:23,175 | 3,064 |
| Turkey | 142 | 1:548,038 | 30,314 |
| Afghanistan | 123 | 1:261,408 | 4,359 |
| Tunisia | 121 | 1:5,046 | 802 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Israel | 88 | 1:97,246 | 11,271 |
| Mauritania | 86 | 1:47,615 | 3,531 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| Estonia | 81 | 1:16,319 | 2,713 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Burkina Faso | 78 | 1:235,283 | 4,739 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Spain | 74 | 1:631,784 | 28,875 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Lesotho | 48 | 1:42,345 | 7,084 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Palestine | 41 | 1:110,948 | 7,275 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Háni (1) are calculated separately.
Hani (428,868) may also be a first name.
Hani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In old Persian it is a name for boys that means 'merciful' and 'generous'. In Arabic it means a person who is satisfied and happy. It is a religious name.
In Kordestan it is a girls' name, but it has very different meaning.
- hanystHani Demographics
Average Hani Salary in
United States
$44,437 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hani (Arabic: هنئ, Bengali: হানি, Georgian: ჰანი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: हनी, Marathi: हानी, Oriya: ହନି) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Háni. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hani is the 3,887th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,630 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Hani are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 26 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Hani is also the 2,381st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 428,868 people.
Hani is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 34,596 people, or 1 in 2,657. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.
Hani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hani has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,109 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Druze (61%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hani surname are 7.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.19% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning 324,865 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,267 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.55% less than the national average, earning R 136,512 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.26% more than the national average, earning $34,112,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $39,231 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hani in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰანი | hani | - |
| Hani in the Hindi language | ||
| हनी | hani | 84.82 |
| हानी | hani | 9.76 |
| हनि | hani | 3.93 |
| हानि | hani | 1.09 |
| हणी | hani | 0.09 |
| हाणी | hani | 0.06 |
| सोनी | soni | 0.03 |
| हाँई | hami | 0.03 |
| Hani in the Marathi language | ||
| हानी | hani | 63.42 |
| हनी | hani | 35.57 |
| हाणी | hani | 0.34 |
| Hani in the Bengali language | ||
| হানি | hani | 58.82 |
| হনি | hani | 23.53 |
| হানী | hani | 17.65 |
| Hani in the Oriya language | ||
| ହନି | hani | 43.9 |
| ହାନି | hani | 34.15 |
| ହନୀ | hani | 9.76 |
| ହାନୀ | hani | 4.88 |
| ବାନୀ | bani | 2.44 |
| ହନିାଇଁ | hania'im | 2.44 |
| ହନିଫ | hanipha | 2.44 |
| Hani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺎﻧﻲ | hany | 35.42 |
| ﺣﻨﻲ | hny | 20.83 |
| ﻫﺎﻧﻰ | hany | 10.42 |
| ﺣﻨﻰ | hny | 8.33 |
| ﺣﺎﻧﻰ | hany | 8.33 |
| ﺣﺎﻥ | han | 6.25 |
| ﺣﺎﻧﻲ | hany | 6.25 |
| ﻫﻨﻲ | hny | 2.08 |
| ﺣﻦ | hn | 2.08 |
| Hani in the Arabic language | ||
| هنئ | hny | - |
| هانيّ | hany | - |
| حاني | hany | - |
| هانيء | hany | - |
| هاني | hany | - |
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