Sengani Surname

247,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sengani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sengani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7131:75,9869,446
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
India3051:2,514,96880,166
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sengani (368) may also be a first name.

Sengani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sengani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﻜﻦ, Hindi: सेंगनी, Marathi: सगानी) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sengani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,354th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname Sengani is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sengani reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,251st most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 368 people.

Sengani is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 75,986. In South Africa Sengani is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Sengani Last Name Statistics demography

Sengani earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning R 197,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sengani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sengani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻨﻜﻦsnkn-
Sengani in the Hindi language
सेंगनीsengani-
Sengani in the Marathi language
सगानीsagani54.72
सगाणीsagani22.64
सेन्गानीsen'gani5.66
सगनीsagani3.77
सेनगानीsenagani3.77
सघानीsaghani1.89
सगणीsagani1.89
सेन्घानीsenghani1.89
सघाणीsaghani1.89
सेन्गणीsen'gani1.89

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