Pangani Surname

44,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Pangani Surname Definition:

Pangani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: make plans.

Pangani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,4831:2,641324
Tanzania4,2211:12,5421,631
Georgia2521:14,8633,004
Abkhazia2411:1,008238
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
Zambia961:165,10311,556
India821:9,354,456185,501
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Nepal251:1,139,2386,423
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Congo101:498,91011,250
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Gabon41:472,2983,618
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Pangani (554) may also be a first name.

Pangani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pangani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: make plans.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pangani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pangani (Georgian: ფანგანი, Hindi: पंगनी, Russian: Пангани) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,592nd most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 625,487 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pangani reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pangani is also the 357,521st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 554 people.

Pangani is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 6,483 people, or 1 in 2,641. Other than Malawi it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Georgia, where 2 percent are found.

Pangani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pangani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.93% less than the national average, earning R 16,812 per year and in United States they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning $29,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pangani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pangani in the Georgian language
ფანგანიpangani-
Pangani in the Hindi language
पंगनीpangani50
पांगनीpangani50
Pangani in the Russian language
Панганиpangani-

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