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Where Does The Last Name Shani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shani (Arabic: شنى, Bengali: শনি, Georgian: შანი, Hindi: शनि, Marathi: शनी, Oriya: ଶନି, Russian: Шани, Tibetan: ས་ནི་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms: Shañi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 17,007^th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 223,325 people. Shani is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shani are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,995^th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 91,962 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 14,950 people, or 1 in 51,309. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 79 percent live, Jharkhand, where 6 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.

Shani Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (71%) in Kenya and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shani surname are 38.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shani earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning R 202,788 per year; in United States they earn 24.93% more than the national average, earning $53,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $60,940 CAD per year.