Lani Surname
Approximately 11,766 people bear this surname
Lani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,951 | 1:26,712 | 3,168 |
| Malaysia | 1,171 | 1:25,187 | 2,260 |
| India | 942 | 1:814,294 | 36,381 |
| United States | 624 | 1:580,864 | 47,547 |
| Italy | 582 | 1:105,080 | 17,705 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Albania | 431 | 1:6,761 | 1,293 |
| Iran | 301 | 1:255,091 | 19,118 |
| Papua New Guinea | 235 | 1:34,697 | 4,087 |
| Nigeria | 198 | 1:894,660 | 38,889 |
| Philippines | 174 | 1:581,829 | 64,136 |
| Brazil | 158 | 1:1,354,901 | 46,001 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Algeria | 124 | 1:311,545 | 30,240 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Solomon Islands | 119 | 1:4,874 | 647 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Kosovo | 100 | 1:18,619 | 2,278 |
| Benin | 99 | 1:104,400 | 11,784 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Greece | 79 | 1:140,251 | 23,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Pakistan | 54 | 1:3,308,220 | 25,711 |
| Marshall Islands | 45 | 1:1,152 | 284 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Slovenia | 24 | 1:103,653 | 11,747 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Láni (49) are calculated separately.
Lani (57,423) may also be a first name.
Lani Demographics
Average Lani Salary in
United States
$44,355 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lani (Bengali: লনী, Georgian: ლანი, Hindi: लानी, Marathi: लनी, Oriya: ଲାଣି) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Láni. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lani is the 44,138th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 619,373 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Lani live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lani is also the 16,428th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 57,423 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4,951 people, or 1 in 26,712. In Indonesia Lani is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 28 percent live, West Java, where 10 percent live and Papua, where 10 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Lani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lani last name expanded 2,311 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lani last name are 14.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.45% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.99% less than the national average, earning €28,231 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.04% less than the national average, earning R 54,552 per year and in United States they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $44,355 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lani in the Georgian language | ||
| ლანი | lani | - |
| Lani in the Bengali language | ||
| লনী | lani | 82.35 |
| লনি | lani | 15.03 |
| লেনি | leni | 0.65 |
| ননী | nani | 0.65 |
| লানী | lani | 0.65 |
| লানি | lani | 0.65 |
| Lani in the Hindi language | ||
| लानी | lani | 81.43 |
| लनी | lani | 7.14 |
| लाणी | lani | 4.29 |
| लनि | lani | 2.86 |
| लणी | lani | 1.43 |
| Lani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଣି | lani | 58.33 |
| ଲନି | lani | 33.33 |
| ଲନୀ | lani | 8.33 |
| Lani in the Marathi language | ||
| लनी | lani | 40 |
| लानी | lani | 32 |
| लाणी | lani | 28 |
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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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- 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 Lani
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