Kathani Surname
Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname
Kathani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 803 | 1:95,620 | 9,475 |
| India | 321 | 1:2,389,612 | 77,416 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kathani (58) may also be a first name.
Kathani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kathani (Arabic: كثاني, Hindi: कथनी, Marathi: कथानी, Oriya: କାଥନି) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathani? popularity and diffusion
Kathani is the 323,810th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,331,491 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kathani reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 803 people, or 1 in 95,620. In Iran it is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 17 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kathani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kathani in the Marathi language | ||
| कथानी | kathani | 57.14 |
| कथािन | kathaina | 19.05 |
| िकथानी | ikathani | 9.52 |
| थान | thana | 9.52 |
| कथनी | kathani | 4.76 |
| Kathani in the Hindi language | ||
| कथनी | kathani | 55.56 |
| कठणी | kathani | 22.22 |
| कथानी | kathani | 11.11 |
| कठानी | kathani | 11.11 |
| Kathani in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଥନି | kathani | 50 |
| କଥନୀ | kathani | 50 |
| Kathani in the Arabic language | ||
| كثاني | kthany | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kathani
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