Lohani Surname
Approximately 15,700 people bear this surname
Lohani Surname User-submission:
The Lohani surname is derived from Sanskrit word lohami. It is made up off combination of two words (loha means 'iron' and homi means 'retuals'). The person was able to turn iron into water (i.e. to melt iron via prayer).
Read More About This SurnameLohani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,758 | 1:87,585 | 5,840 |
| Nepal | 4,487 | 1:6,347 | 522 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Pakistan | 201 | 1:888,776 | 12,135 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 158 | 1:57,989 | 5,595 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Lohani (728) may also be a first name.
Lohani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Lohani surname is derived from Sanskrit word lohami. It is made up off combination of two words (loha means 'iron' and homi means 'retuals'). The person was able to turn iron into water (i.e. to melt iron via prayer).
- trilochanLohani Demographics
Average Lohani Salary in
United States
$49,678 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lohani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lohani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lohani (Arabic: لوهاني, Hindi: लोहनी, Marathi: लोहानी, Oriya: େଲାହାନୀ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lohani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lohani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 33,800th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 464,175 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Lohani reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 305,710th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 728 people.
Lohani is most widely held in India, where it is held by 8,758 people, or 1 in 87,585. In India Lohani is most common in: Uttarkhand, where 41 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and Gujarat, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 29 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.
Lohani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lohani surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the party.
Lohani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,678 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lohani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lohani in the Hindi language | ||
| लोहनी | lohani | 80.02 |
| लोहानी | lohani | 17.99 |
| चन्द्र | candra | 1.19 |
| लौहानी | lauhani | 0.19 |
| मोहन | mohana | 0.12 |
| लोहनाी | lohanai | 0.08 |
| लोहणी | lohani | 0.08 |
| लोेहनी | loehani | 0.08 |
| लेाहनी | leahani | 0.04 |
| Lohani in the Marathi language | ||
| लोहानी | lohani | 67.18 |
| लोहाणी | lohani | 17.62 |
| लोहनी | lohani | 10.57 |
| मोहन | mohana | 1.32 |
| लोहणी | lohani | 1.1 |
| लोहािन | lohaina | 0.44 |
| रोशनी | rosani | 0.44 |
| लोहिन | lohina | 0.44 |
| Lohani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାହାନୀ | elahani | 65.71 |
| େଲାହାନି | elahani | 27.14 |
| େଲାହାନ | elahana | 1.43 |
| େଲାହାଣି | elahani | 1.43 |
| େଳାହାନୀ | elahani | 1.43 |
| Lohani in the Arabic language | ||
| لوهاني | lwhany | - |
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