Shihani Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Shihani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shihani (56) may also be a first name.
Shihani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shihani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shihani (Hindi: शिहानी) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shihani.
How Common Is The Last Name Shihani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 657,184th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shihani live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 56 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka Shihani occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shihani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shihani in the Hindi language | ||
| शिहानी | sihani | - |
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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 Shihani
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