Saani Surname
Approximately 8,644 people bear this surname
Saani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,888 | 1:4,589 | 649 |
| Nigeria | 903 | 1:196,171 | 11,800 |
| India | 787 | 1:974,670 | 41,496 |
| Indonesia | 539 | 1:245,360 | 22,482 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Pakistan | 80 | 1:2,233,049 | 20,482 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Georgia | 39 | 1:96,040 | 8,610 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Saâni (1) are calculated separately.
Saani (5,256) may also be a first name.
Saani Demographics
Average Saani Salary in
United States
$42,036 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saani (Georgian: საანი, Hindi: सोनी, Marathi: सअिन, Oriya: ସାଆଣି, Russian: Саани) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Saâni. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,489th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 843,076 people. Saani occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Saani live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 93,259th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 5,256 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 5,888 people, or 1 in 4,589. Without taking into account Ghana this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Saani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Saani surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Saani earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saani in the Georgian language | ||
| საანი | saani | - |
| Saani in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनी | soni | 61.36 |
| सॆनी | seni | 13.64 |
| सैाणी | saiani | 9.09 |
| सौंणी | saunni | 2.27 |
| सैनी | saini | 2.27 |
| सोणी | soni | 2.27 |
| सानी | sani | 2.27 |
| सैानी | saiani | 2.27 |
| सन्नी | sanni | 2.27 |
| सौणी | sauni | 2.27 |
| Saani in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଆଣି | sa'ani | 46.88 |
| ସାଆଣୀ | sa'ani | 28.13 |
| ସଅନି | sa'ani | 6.25 |
| ସଆଣି | sa'ani | 3.13 |
| ସାଆଣୢ | sa'ana | 3.13 |
| ସଅନୀ | sa'ani | 3.13 |
| ପୁସାଆଣୀ | pusa'ani | 3.13 |
| ସାଅନି | sa'ani | 3.13 |
| ସାହାଣୀ | sahani | 3.13 |
| Saani in the Marathi language | ||
| सअिन | saaina | 40 |
| सानी | sani | 40 |
| सनी | sani | 20 |
| Saani in the Russian language | ||
| Саани | saani | - |
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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 Saani
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