Shikhani Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Shikhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shikhani (19) may also be a first name.
Shikhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikhani (Arabic: شيخاني, Hindi: शिखानी, Marathi: िशखाणी) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikhani? popularity and diffusion
Shikhani is the 919,444th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shikhani reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Aside from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikhani in the Hindi language | ||
| शिखानी | sikhani | - |
| Shikhani in the Marathi language | ||
| िशखाणी | isakhani | 66.67 |
| िशखानी | isakhani | 25 |
| िशखणी | isakhani | 8.33 |
| Shikhani in the Arabic language | ||
| شيخاني | shykhany | - |
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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 Shikhani
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