Salkani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Greece

Salkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Salkani (45) may also be a first name.

Salkani Last Name Facts

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

Salkani (Hindi: सलकानी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkani? popularity and diffusion

Salkani is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Salkani are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 45 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Salkani is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 33 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salkani in the Hindi language
सलकानीsalakani-

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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 Salkani
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