Parkani Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Serbia

Parkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
Serbia201:357,24716,776
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

The alternate forms: Parkáni (106) are calculated separately.

Parkani (69) may also be a first name.

Parkani Last Name Facts

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

Parkani (Hindi: परकनी, Russian: Паркани) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Parkáni. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Parkani live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 69 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,900,467. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Balochistan, where 95 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Sindh, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 16 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkáni95106/
Parkanyi9356/
Parkhani9353/
Parkauni932/
Pharkhani881/
Parkahani881/
Parkany8637/
Parkeni8634/
Parcani8628/
Parkana8618/
Parkane864/
Parqani862/
Perkani861/
Porkhani80711/
Pourkani80117/
Parkányi8016/
Parkaana8013/
Parkaine801/
Peerkani801/
Pourkhani75680/
Pherkhani7522/
Pharkonis751/
Parcana7136/
Percani7110/
Parcane715/
Parkeny713/
Parkány712/
Parcany711/
Porkana711/
Pourrkhani711/
Párkányi67461/
Patrkone671/
Párkonyi671/
Parconie671/
Hparcana671/

Parkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkani in the Hindi language
परकनीparakani-
Parkani in the Russian language
Парканиparkani-

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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
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  • 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 Parkani
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