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 Male Hani Height
173.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 found most in Egypt. It may appear as: Háni. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hani is the 3,887th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,630 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Hani live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 26 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Hani is also the 2,381st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 428,868 people.
Hani is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 34,596 people, or 1 in 2,657. Aside from Egypt Hani occurs in 110 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 14 percent are found and Jordan, where 10 percent are found.
Hani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hani surname expanded 1,109 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Druze (61%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hani last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.19% being registered with 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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