Pani Surname

7,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Pani Surname User-submission:

The Pani surname (in Hindi: पानी; in Marathi: पाणी; in Oriya: ପାଣୀ) means 'water'.

Hindi speakers use nasal dental sound while Marathi and Oriya tend to use retroflex nasal.

Pani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India56,3051:13,6231,121
Italy6,6101:9,2521,368
Iran2,5841:29,7153,597
Indonesia2,2651:58,3886,425
South Africa8911:60,8067,679
Papua New Guinea8371:9,742798
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Mexico6321:196,4025,366
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
United States4101:884,04666,892
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Brazil3431:624,12323,177
Cameroon3391:61,2667,839
Pakistan3281:544,6469,041
France2821:235,54236,504
Malaysia2191:134,6778,636
Austria2181:39,0626,282
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
Albania1761:16,5572,917
French Polynesia1721:1,633296
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ecuador1441:110,4576,412
England1391:400,84927,632
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Estonia961:13,7692,151
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Germany871:925,35065,249
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Afghanistan751:428,7095,819
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Greece661:167,87627,244
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Canada421:877,27667,671
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Australia291:930,88655,860
Moldova261:136,97614,869
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Benin171:607,97736,930
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Monaco91:4,118434
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Páni (45), Pañi (11) & Paní (2) are calculated separately.

Pani (65,526) may also be a first name.

Pani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pani surname (in Hindi: पानी; in Marathi: पाणी; in Oriya: ପାଣୀ) means 'water'.

Hindi speakers use nasal dental sound while Marathi and Oriya tend to use retroflex nasal.

- subzero

This surname can be of Italian or Polish origin; pani means 'bread' in Italian and 'woman' in Polish.

- mcnugget

The surname Pani means 'hand' in Sanskrit.

- saswat_pani

This surname means 'bread'.

- mcnugget

Pani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pani (Bengali: পানি, Georgian: ფანი, Hindi: पानी, Marathi: पानी, Oriya: ପାଣି, Russian: Пани, Tibetan: པ་ནི་) is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Páni, Pañi or Paní. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,448th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 95,467 people. The surname Pani is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Pani are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,700th most common first name world-wide It is held by 65,526 people.

Pani is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 56,305 people, or 1 in 13,623. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 76 percent are found, Gujarat, where 8 percent are found and West Bengal, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 9 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Pani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pani surname rose 3,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pani surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.95% less than the national average, earning €25,541 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.75% less than the national average, earning R 155,064 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $44,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páni9245/
Pañi9211/
Paní922/
Pangi8942,914/
Panis8913,723/
Patni8912,084/
Pagni896,377/
Paini895,165/
Pauni893,940/
Panit892,891/
Panai892,269/
Panni892,123/
Phani892,073/
Panie891,508/
Paniz891,306/
Panyi891,215/
Panio89973/
Panei89360/
Panui89263/
Panoi89262/
Paani89231/
Panid89168/
Panih89154/
Paniy89150/
Panhi89136/
Pajni89115/
Pasni89109/
Pamni8981/
Panii8971/
Pahni8941/
Payni8940/
Panđi8917/
Ppani8915/
Panij8912/
Panip897/
Panți894/
Païni893/
Paniæ891/
Hpani891/
Paniś891/
Panait8016,239/
Phanit8015,900/
Paangi807,697/
Panich803,930/
Pattni802,312/
Pannoi802,282/
Phanoi801,135/
Panuit80525/
Pangai80524/
Panaia80518/
Panish80448/
Pagnis80383/
Pangni80334/
Panais80303/
Pannui80298/
Pannit80297/
Painit80231/
Panaid80227/
Phanyi80225/
Phanni80217/
Pahani80193/
Painni80160/
Paingi80146/
Phatni80117/
Painai80107/
Paanoi80102/
Panhoi8097/
Panidt8093/
Painii8089/
Phanis8072/
Pathni8067/
Paynis8067/
Patnoi8065/
Pangih8063/
Phamni8062/
Panhiy8059/
Pagnie8056/
Phaniy8052/
Phangi8051/
Pannie8043/
Phanie8041/
Painui8039/
Patnai8037/
Pahuni8035/
Paitni8035/
Paatni8034/
Pannai8033/
Pangoi8032/
Paunio8031/
Paunis8028/
Paniss8026/
Panhie8025/
Painio8024/
Pannih8023/
Pajnai8019/
Panhis8017/
Phanip8016/
Phanid8014/
Phanai8014/
Painis8014/
Pahnai8013/
Pannis8013/
Pangiy8013/
Panhai8013/
Panitt8010/
Phaini8010/
Paynni807/
Paanio807/
Panihe807/
Panaai807/
Panoid806/
Panniy806/
Panidh806/
Pasnei806/
Panngi805/
Pannio805/
Paanie805/
Paaini805/
Patnis804/
Peanyi804/
Paunai804/
Paunei804/
Paunoi804/
Paunyi804/
Panhio804/
Panisz804/
Paanni803/
Panhit803/
Panist803/
Phasni803/
Ppaani803/
Phanij803/
Panaiy803/
Panizz802/
Phanih802/
Pangii802/
Panhei802/
Panieh802/
Patnui802/
Peanhi802/
Patnni801/
Pauniy801/
Pasnoi801/
Pasgni801/
Pfahni801/
Pgangi801/
Paisni801/
Pamnih801/
Pamnni801/
Panhid801/
Paniey801/
Panitd801/
Hpaani801/
Peanei801/
Paunie801/
Paunit801/
Paunni801/
Paynei801/
Patnit801/
Pasnit801/
Pagnai801/
Pagnit801/
Panoih801/
Panois801/
Panoit801/
Paigni801/
Painiz801/
Paanai801/
Pa'ani801/
Phagni801/
Peangi801/
Pahnie801/
Panhui801/
Peanoi801/
Paynie800/
Painie800/
Pana7569,672/
Pane7545,264/
Poni7520,191/
Pană754,376/
Pany751,857/
Panj75966/
Panh75858/
Pané7534/
Paná7510/
Panä752/
Panè752/
Póni751/
Phannoi732,340/
Phatnoi73455/
Phatnit73432/
Phannit73328/
Panhuis73268/
Pangnoi73267/
Pheanis73213/
Phanich73187/
Panaich73172/
Paneitz73157/
Phanait73150/
Phannui73145/
Paynich7399/
Panisch7377/
Painist7350/
Panaitz7340/
Phainai7333/
Pahanai7330/
Pahaini7314/
Pangnui7314/
Pasinni7313/
Pannitt7312/
Painich7312/
Painidh7312/
Pajnich7310/
Pangaia739/
Phainit739/
Phanish738/
Phannis737/
Phanhai736/
Phainoi735/
Pannaih735/
Pahnish734/
Paunich734/
Phainui734/
Panahie733/
Panaaiy733/
Painaia733/
Phatnui733/
Patnitt732/
Paingai732/
Pannich732/
Peanich732/
Pahanit732/
Pattìni732/
Panahei732/
Paisnit732/
Panisst732/
Peannoi732/
Pahanie731/
Phaniph731/
Phaunis731/
Pahanni731/
Patthni731/
Paunoić731/
Phangni731/
Phahuni731/
Panaits731/
Pannish731/
Panisth731/
Pannieh731/
Pacinni731/
Pagneiz731/
Pahagni731/
Pannaia731/
Pangnie731/
Pahtnai731/
Pangaih731/
Phangoi731/
Phaynid731/
Phaniss731/
Panahai731/
Panahii731/
Pheanui731/
Phathni731/
Panichz731/
Pangnit731/
Pahanid731/
Peamnoi731/
Peatnoi731/
Pathnoi731/
Painish730/
Payne67282,640/
Panes6736,564/
Panna6735,879/
Paine6725,577/
Panet6720,843/
Patne6711,275/
Paner676,324/
Pange674,750/
Panoy673,454/
Paina673,390/
Pauna673,168/
Panay673,052/
Ponio672,948/
Panyo672,878/
Panez671,937/
Phana671,831/
Panea671,447/
Paney671,351/
Pongi671,224/
Panje671,142/
Panne67979/
Pagne67902/
Phanh67900/
Paune67581/
Panny67526/
Poniy67522/
Peana67430/
Paned67347/
Paana67335/
Peane67331/
Ponis67314/
Phahanit67302/
Ponie67278/
Ponni67240/
Ponyi67237/
Ppana67177/
Phane67152/
Ponoi67141/
Payna67131/
Panneitz67127/
Panee67124/
Phany6797/
Panaa6794/
Ponit6789/
Pahne6785/
Paneh6783/
Pajna6780/
Pányi6779/
Poini6777/
Potni6776/
Pogni6771/
Posni6767/
Poniz6766/
Panhe6766/
Pohni6766/
Panđa6765/
Paane6764/
Pouni6762/
Phoni6759/
Ponui6752/
Paneš6752/
Phangnoi6750/
Pañit6746/
Hpana6746/
Ponai6745/
Pahanich6742/
Painy6734/
Hpane6732/
Panaj6730/
Peany6730/
Bpane6726/
Panés6726/
Panné6721/
Panuy6720/
Pahnisch6718/
Pónyi6717/
Peuni6716/
Paneu6714/
Pamhi6712/
Peanh6712/
Poniš6710/
Panej679/
Panoa679/
Pannaije678/
Paungnoi678/
Puoni677/
Ppane677/
Pauny677/
Pauné677/
Pajne676/
Peyni676/
Panða676/
Panța676/
Panys676/
Pamne675/
Peangnoi675/
Ponei674/
Paneş674/
Pannh674/
Pasne673/
Ponih673/
Panéz673/
Pannaggi673/
Panjh672/
Ponhi672/
Ponii672/
Panès672/
Ponid672/
Pan'e672/
Painj671/
Paunj671/
Paasinni671/
Pannj671/
Panuj671/
Panihova671/
Paynh671/
Paína671/
Panéa671/
Panjp671/
Hpany671/
Patñi671/
Pañie671/
Pañio671/
Pahanaih671/
Pahanais671/
Panizsch671/
Panhh671/
Panér671/
Panís671/
Panña671/
Pahnh671/
Panep671/
Paneś671/
Paany671/
Pānis671/
Pánni671/
Poniş671/
Poyni671/
Phangnui671/
Phanj671/
Pannaitz671/
Panheitz671/
Panhy671/
Painh671/
Paisnais671/
Paunisch670/

Pani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pani in the Oriya language
ପାଣିpani86.12
ପାଣୀpani5.67
ପାନିpani5.01
ପାନୀpani1.76
ପନିpani0.23
ପଣିpani0.09
ପନୀpani0.06
ଇପାଣିipani0.04
େଜନାejana0.01
ମାିର୍mair0.01
ରାଣୀrani0.01
ପାଢୀpadhi0.01
ପାଣୢpana0.01
େଦଇeda'i0.01
ପଣୀpani0.01
ମାନିmani0
ପାଣିୀpanii0
ଯତିyati0
ବତୀbati0
ପାନpana0
େଯନାeyana0
ରବିrabi0
ପାଞୀpani0
ମାଣିmani0
େଦବୀedabi0
ବାଣିbani0
ମାଝୀmajhi0
ଅନିରୁaniru0
ପାଣpana0
ମାଳୀmali0
ପାଣୀିpanii0
ପିନିpini0
ବାଣbana0
ମଣିmani0
ମାଳିmali0
େଡଜିedaji0
ରାଣrana0
ପାଢିpadhi0
Pani in the Hindi language
पानीpani79.24
पनीpani19.32
पाणिpani0.57
पाणीpani0.41
पानिpani0.16
पनिpani0.12
पणिpani0.07
पणीpani0.02
लालीlali0.01
प़ाणीpaani0.01
पानाpana0.01
पञीpani0.01
पुनीpuni0.01
रानीrani0.01
पन्नीpanni0.01
Pani in the Tibetan language
པ་ནི་pani71.43
པཱ་ནི་pani14.29
པ་ནི།pani14.29
Pani in the Georgian language
ფანიpani66.67
პანიpani33.33
Pani in the Bengali language
পানিpani49.09
পানীpani32.73
পনিpani10.91
পনীpani3.64
পাণীpani1.82
পাণিpani1.82
Pani in the Marathi language
पानीpani48.21
पाणीpani40.05
पनीpani9.69
पणीpani1.28
पञीpani0.51
पांडीpandi0.26
Pani in the Russian language
Паниpani-

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