Pani Surname
Approximately 76,336 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 56,305 | 1:13,623 | 1,121 |
| Italy | 6,610 | 1:9,252 | 1,368 |
| Iran | 2,584 | 1:29,715 | 3,597 |
| Indonesia | 2,265 | 1:58,388 | 6,425 |
| South Africa | 891 | 1:60,806 | 7,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 837 | 1:9,742 | 798 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Mexico | 632 | 1:196,402 | 5,366 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| United States | 410 | 1:884,046 | 66,892 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Brazil | 343 | 1:624,123 | 23,177 |
| Cameroon | 339 | 1:61,266 | 7,839 |
| Pakistan | 328 | 1:544,646 | 9,041 |
| France | 282 | 1:235,542 | 36,504 |
| Malaysia | 219 | 1:134,677 | 8,636 |
| Austria | 218 | 1:39,062 | 6,282 |
| Argentina | 203 | 1:210,559 | 17,357 |
| Albania | 176 | 1:16,557 | 2,917 |
| French Polynesia | 172 | 1:1,633 | 296 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Ecuador | 144 | 1:110,457 | 6,412 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Thailand | 107 | 1:660,171 | 110,844 |
| Estonia | 96 | 1:13,769 | 2,151 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Russia | 94 | 1:1,533,224 | 104,207 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Afghanistan | 75 | 1:428,709 | 5,819 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| Greece | 66 | 1:167,876 | 27,244 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Moldova | 26 | 1:136,976 | 14,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 1:147,479 | 8,354 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
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.
- subzeroThis surname can be of Italian or Polish origin; pani means 'bread' in Italian and 'woman' in Polish.
- mcnuggetThe surname Pani means 'hand' in Sanskrit.
- saswat_paniThis surname means 'bread'.
- mcnuggetPani Demographics
Average Pani Salary in
United States
$44,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pani (Bengali: পানি, Georgian: ფანი, Hindi: पानी, Marathi: पानी, Oriya: ପାଣି, Russian: Пани, Tibetan: པ་ནི་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Páni, Pañi or Paní. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,448th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,467 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65,526 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 56,305 people, or 1 in 13,623. In India Pani is most frequent in: Odisha, where 76 percent live, Gujarat, where 8 percent live and West Bengal, where 6 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Pani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pani has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pani last name expanded 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 Democrats than The US 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
Pani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pani in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଣି | pani | 86.12 |
| ପାଣୀ | pani | 5.67 |
| ପାନି | pani | 5.01 |
| ପାନୀ | pani | 1.76 |
| ପନି | pani | 0.23 |
| ପଣି | pani | 0.09 |
| ପନୀ | pani | 0.06 |
| ଇପାଣି | ipani | 0.04 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.01 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 0.01 |
| ରାଣୀ | rani | 0.01 |
| ପାଢୀ | padhi | 0.01 |
| ପାଣୢ | pana | 0.01 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.01 |
| ପଣୀ | pani | 0.01 |
| ମାନି | mani | 0 |
| ପାଣିୀ | panii | 0 |
| ଯତି | yati | 0 |
| ବତୀ | bati | 0 |
| ପାନ | pana | 0 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 0 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0 |
| ପାଞୀ | pani | 0 |
| ମାଣି | mani | 0 |
| େଦବୀ | edabi | 0 |
| ବାଣି | bani | 0 |
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 0 |
| ଅନିରୁ | aniru | 0 |
| ପାଣ | pana | 0 |
| ମାଳୀ | mali | 0 |
| ପାଣୀି | panii | 0 |
| ପିନି | pini | 0 |
| ବାଣ | bana | 0 |
| ମଣି | mani | 0 |
| ମାଳି | mali | 0 |
| େଡଜି | edaji | 0 |
| ରାଣ | rana | 0 |
| ପାଢି | padhi | 0 |
| Pani in the Hindi language | ||
| पानी | pani | 79.24 |
| पनी | pani | 19.32 |
| पाणि | pani | 0.57 |
| पाणी | pani | 0.41 |
| पानि | pani | 0.16 |
| पनि | pani | 0.12 |
| पणि | pani | 0.07 |
| पणी | pani | 0.02 |
| लाली | lali | 0.01 |
| प़ाणी | paani | 0.01 |
| पाना | pana | 0.01 |
| पञी | pani | 0.01 |
| पुनी | puni | 0.01 |
| रानी | rani | 0.01 |
| पन्नी | panni | 0.01 |
| Pani in the Tibetan language | ||
| པ་ནི་ | pani | 71.43 |
| པཱ་ནི་ | pani | 14.29 |
| པ་ནི། | pani | 14.29 |
| Pani in the Georgian language | ||
| ფანი | pani | 66.67 |
| პანი | pani | 33.33 |
| Pani in the Bengali language | ||
| পানি | pani | 49.09 |
| পানী | pani | 32.73 |
| পনি | pani | 10.91 |
| পনী | pani | 3.64 |
| পাণী | pani | 1.82 |
| পাণি | pani | 1.82 |
| Pani in the Marathi language | ||
| पानी | pani | 48.21 |
| पाणी | pani | 40.05 |
| पनी | pani | 9.69 |
| पणी | pani | 1.28 |
| पञी | pani | 0.51 |
| पांडी | pandi | 0.26 |
| Pani in the Russian language | ||
| Пани | pani | - |
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