Shehani Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Shehani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Shehani (7,595) may also be a first name.
Shehani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shehani (Hindi: शेहनी, Marathi: शेहणी) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 299,135th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname Shehani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shehani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shehani is also the 73,573rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,595 people.
The surname Shehani is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,243 people, or 1 in 16,741. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shehani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shehani in the Marathi language | ||
| शेहणी | sehani | - |
| Shehani in the Hindi language | ||
| शेहनी | sehani | 50 |
| शेहानी | sehani | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shehani
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