Shakani Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Shakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Shakani (171) may also be a first name.
Shakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakani (Bengali: শকনী, Hindi: शकनी, Marathi: शकनी, Oriya: ଶକନି) is found most in Iraq. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakani is the 1,453,389th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Shakani is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shakani reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Levant. Shakani is also the 698,971st most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 171 people.
The last name Shakani is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 833,849. Without taking into account Iraq Shakani occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Iran, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakani in the Bengali language | ||
| শকনী | sakani | - |
| Shakani in the Hindi language | ||
| शकनी | sakani | - |
| Shakani in the Marathi language | ||
| शकनी | sakani | 66.67 |
| सहकानी | sahakani | 33.33 |
| Shakani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶକନି | sakani | 50 |
| ଶକନୀ | sakani | 50 |
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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 Shakani
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