Nakhani Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Nakhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 195 | 1:393,757 | 25,391 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Nakhani (34) may also be a first name.
Nakhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakhani (Hindi: नखानी, Marathi: नाखानी) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 855,216th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhani live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nakhani is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 34 people.
Nakhani is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 393,757. In Iran Nakhani is most prevalent in: Kermanshah Province, where 84 percent live, Tehran Province, where 8 percent live and Alborz Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakhani in the Marathi language | ||
| नाखानी | nakhani | 49.32 |
| नखानी | nakhani | 31.51 |
| नाखाणी | nakhani | 19.18 |
| Nakhani in the Hindi language | ||
| नखानी | nakhani | 43.75 |
| नारवानी | naravani | 25 |
| नाखानी | nakhani | 18.75 |
| नखनी | nakhani | 6.25 |
| नाखनी | nakhani | 6.25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nakhani
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