Nalani Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nalani Surname User-submission:

A Hawaiian word meaning 'star constellation'.

Nalani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India751:10,227,538196,136
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Nalani (5,951) may also be a first name.

Nalani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hawaiian word meaning 'star constellation'.

- nalanipar

Nalani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nalani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nalani (Bengali: নলনী, Hindi: नलनी, Marathi: नलानी, Oriya: ନଳନୀ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nalani is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nalani reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nalani is also the 86,127th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,951 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 49 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 21 percent reside and Telangana, where 16 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nalani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalani in the Bengali language
নলনীnalani93.18
নলনিnalani6.82
Nalani in the Hindi language
नलनीnalani86.54
नलनिnalani5.77
नलिनीnalini3.85
नलानीnalani1.92
नलानिnalani1.92
Nalani in the Oriya language
ନଳନୀnalani71.6
ନଳନିnalani10
ନଲନୀnalani9
ନଲନିnalani3
ନାଲାନିnalani1.6
ନଳାନୀnalani1
ନଳିନୀnalini0.8
ନାଳନିnalani0.2
ନଳଣୀnalani0.2
ନଳିନିnalini0.2
ନଳନିୀnalanii0.2
ନଲାନୀnalani0.2
ନାଲାଣିnalani0.2
ପଧାନpadhana0.2
ନାଲନିnalani0.2
ନେଲନୀnelani0.2
Nalani in the Marathi language
नलानीnalani36.59
नलिनnalina17.07
नालानीnalani14.63
निलनीnilani9.76
नालनीnalani9.76
नळणीnalani4.88
नलाणीnalani2.44
नलनीnalani2.44
नलीनीnalini2.44

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