Shambani Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shambani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,1251:158,7954,224
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shambani (117) may also be a first name.

Shambani Last Name Facts

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

Shambani (Hindi: शाम्बनी, Oriya: ଶାାନୀ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,885th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. The last name Shambani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shambani reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shambani is also the 864,112th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 158,795. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shambani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shambani in the Oriya language
ଶାାନୀsaani-
Shambani in the Hindi language
शाम्बनीsambani50
शमाबानोsamabano50

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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 Shambani
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