Pikani Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pikani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pikani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1531:501,84729,764
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Zimbabwe1001:154,38219,513
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Pikani (751) may also be a first name.

Pikani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pikani (Hindi: पिकंी, Marathi: िपकनी, Oriya: ପିକନି) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pikani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pikani is the 604,614th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Pikani live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pikani is also the 299,937th most frequent first name on earth, held by 751 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 501,847. In Iran it is primarily found in: Alborz Province, where 31 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 31 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 22 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.

Pikani Last Name Statistics demography

Pikani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.19% less than the national average, earning R 75,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phikani92831/
Pikanie9246/
Paikani9242/
Pikhani9233/
Pikkani9220/
Peikani921/
Pickani921/
Paikhani861/
Pikkhani861/
Pishkani861/
Piekanie861/
Pikaanie861/
Pikane8381/
Pekani8377/
Pikana8376/
Pukani8363/
Picani8359/
Pikeni8320/
Piqani838/
Pykani831/
Pikoni831/
Pikany831/
Pishkhani8031/
Pickainis805/
Pickannie801/
Phitkanit801/
Peykani77521/
Poikane77516/
Phekani77513/
Poikany77102/
Piscani7777/
Phikane7750/
Paikane7741/
Pekkani7735/
Pikouni7734/
Peakani7716/
Pickana7712/
Puikane7711/
Pikeeni7710/
Paykani7710/
Pikaner779/
Pikhane778/
Pukhani777/
Phukani777/
Paikeni777/
Phicani777/
Phikana776/
Pfukani775/
Picanni774/
Peikana773/
Pekhani772/
Petkani772/
Piccani771/
Pikanje771/
Phikeni771/
Pekanie771/
Peikany771/
Poikana771/
Picanai771/
Pekaani771/
Picanio771/
Peykhani71262/
Paykhani7170/
Petkanis718/
Pickaine712/
Petkhani712/
Paikaina711/
Phikhana711/
Paikhana711/
Piekanee711/
Piconi67966/
Pekane67435/
Picane67429/
Pecani67361/
Pukane67272/
Pekana67232/
Peqani67134/
Picana6757/
Piqoni6754/
Pukeni6726/
Pekoni6721/
Petkanich6720/
Pikene6713/
Pekeni672/
Picaunich672/
Paichhani671/
Pikone671/
Piqana671/
Pikony671/
Pishkaneh671/
Pooykhani671/
Pekany671/

Pikani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pikani in the Hindi language
पिकंीpikami84.72
पिकींpikim8.33
पीकींpikim2.78
पीकंीpikami2.78
़पिकंीpikami1.39
Pikani in the Oriya language
ପିକନିpikani75
ପିକନୀpikani25
Pikani in the Marathi language
िपकनीipakani50
िपकणीipakani50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pikani
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