Imani Surname
Approximately 90,344 people bear this surname
Imani Surname User-submission:
Imani is a Swahili surname meaning 'faith'.
Imani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 62,369 | 1:1,231 | 156 |
| DR Congo | 13,620 | 1:5,424 | 626 |
| Tanzania | 2,635 | 1:20,092 | 2,548 |
| Morocco | 2,249 | 1:15,330 | 2,288 |
| Indonesia | 1,859 | 1:71,140 | 7,668 |
| India | 1,828 | 1:419,620 | 22,015 |
| Malawi | 1,281 | 1:13,364 | 2,088 |
| Kenya | 1,248 | 1:37,003 | 3,960 |
| Nigeria | 733 | 1:241,668 | 14,023 |
| United States | 656 | 1:552,529 | 45,649 |
| Japan | 277 | 1:461,532 | 13,881 |
| France | 233 | 1:285,076 | 43,747 |
| Zimbabwe | 140 | 1:110,273 | 15,175 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Azerbaijan | 106 | 1:91,029 | 3,271 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Philippines | 91 | 1:1,112,508 | 90,748 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Imani (70,137) may also be a first name.
Imani Surname Meaning
Imani Demographics
Imani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Imani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Imani (Bengali: ইমানি, Georgian: იმანი, Hindi: इमणी, Marathi: इमानी, Oriya: ଇମାନୀ, Russian: Имани) is found most frequently in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Imani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,264th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,664 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Imani reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,840th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 70,137 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 62,369 people, or 1 in 1,231. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
Imani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.
In The United States Imani are 21.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Imani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 74.18% more than the national average, earning 602,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 233.68% more than the national average, earning R 792,960 per year; in United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $47,046 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Imani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imani in the Georgian language | ||
| იმანი | imani | - |
| Imani in the Marathi language | ||
| इमानी | imani | 65.22 |
| ईमानी | imani | 19.25 |
| इमनी | imani | 8.07 |
| ईमनी | imani | 2.48 |
| इमणी | imani | 0.62 |
| इमान | imana | 0.62 |
| Imani in the Bengali language | ||
| ইমানি | imani | 60 |
| ইমানী | imani | 40 |
| Imani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇମାନୀ | imani | 51.35 |
| ଇମାନି | imani | 37.84 |
| ଇାନୀ | iani | 2.7 |
| ବିେମାହନ | biemahana | 2.7 |
| ଇମନୀ | imani | 2.7 |
| ଈମାନି | imani | 2.7 |
| Imani in the Hindi language | ||
| इमणी | imani | 41.09 |
| इमानी | imani | 28.68 |
| िमनी | imani | 10.08 |
| ईमानी | imani | 6.98 |
| इमनी | imani | 6.2 |
| ईमणी | imani | 3.88 |
| इमानि | imani | 1.55 |
| ईमनी | imani | 0.78 |
| िमणी | imani | 0.78 |
| Imani in the Russian language | ||
| Имани | imani | - |
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