Shanai Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Shanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 92 | 1:1,389,612 | 23,539 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shanai (3,256) may also be a first name.
Shanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanai (Georgian: შანაი, Hindi: शनि, Marathi: शनाई, Oriya: ଶନାଇ) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shanai is the 1,194,481st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Shanai occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shanai are found; 48 percent are found in East Asia and 46 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Shanai is also the 125,541st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,256 people.
Shanai is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 1,389,612. In Japan Shanai is mostly found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 35 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 33 percent reside and Fukushima Prefecture, where 25 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanai in the Georgian language | ||
| შანაი | shanai | - |
| Shanai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନାଇ | sana'i | 90 |
| ଷନାଈ | sana'i | 5 |
| ଷନାଇ | sana'i | 5 |
| Shanai in the Marathi language | ||
| शनाई | sana'i | 37.5 |
| शणाई | sana'i | 33.33 |
| शनई | sana'i | 20.83 |
| शनै | sanai | 4.17 |
| शानइ | sana'i | 4.17 |
| Shanai in the Hindi language | ||
| शनि | sani | 35.29 |
| शानै | sanai | 32.35 |
| शनई | sana'i | 11.76 |
| शनै | sanai | 5.88 |
| शनाई | sana'i | 5.88 |
| शानि | sani | 5.88 |
| शानाड़ी | sanari | 2.94 |
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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 Shanai
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