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
Saani Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Saâni. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saani? popularity and diffusion
Saani is the 58,489th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 843,076 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 5,256 people.
The last name Saani is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,888 people, or 1 in 4,589. Excluding Ghana Saani occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Saani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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% being registered with the 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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- 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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