Kokani Surname
Approximately 32,852 people bear this surname
Kokani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32,137 | 1:23,869 | 1,806 |
| Nigeria | 332 | 1:533,563 | 26,209 |
| Kenya | 170 | 1:271,646 | 17,921 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kokani (1,400) may also be a first name.
Kokani Demographics
Kokani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kokani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kokani (Hindi: कोकानी, Marathi: कोकणी, Oriya: େକାକନୀ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kokani.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,904th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 221,830 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kokani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kokani is also the 208,997th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,400 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 32,137 people, or 1 in 23,869. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent are found, Gujarat, where 20 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Kokani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Kokani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.62% less than the national average, earning R 60,312 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokani in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकणी | kokani | 97.97 |
| कोकनी | kokani | 1.13 |
| कोकाणी | kokani | 0.27 |
| कोकिण | kokina | 0.05 |
| कोकानी | kokani | 0.05 |
| काकणी | kakani | 0.02 |
| कोकिन | kokina | 0.02 |
| कांती | kanti | 0.01 |
| कोकणी़ | kokani | 0.01 |
| क़ोकणी | qokani | 0.01 |
| ़कोकणी | kokani | 0.01 |
| रोशनी | rosani | 0.01 |
| Kokani in the Hindi language | ||
| कोकानी | kokani | 50 |
| कोकनी | kokani | 50 |
| Kokani in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାକନୀ | ekakani | 50 |
| େକାକନି | ekakani | 40.91 |
| େକାକନୀାଇଁ | ekakania'im | 4.55 |
| େକାକନିାଇଁ | ekakania'im | 4.55 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokani
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