Shilani Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Shilani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 145 | 1:529,535 | 30,787 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shilani (198) may also be a first name.
Shilani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilani (Bengali: শিলনী, Hindi: शिलानी, Marathi: िशलानी) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shilani.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shilani is the 1,148,257th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Shilani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Shilani are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 644,447th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 198 people.
The surname Shilani is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 529,535. In Iran it is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 21 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Iran Shilani is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Iraq, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilani in the Bengali language | ||
| শিলনী | silani | - |
| Shilani in the Marathi language | ||
| िशलानी | isalani | 50 |
| िशलाणी | isalani | 30.77 |
| शािलनी | sailani | 19.23 |
| Shilani in the Hindi language | ||
| शिलानी | silani | 45.45 |
| शािलनी | sailani | 18.18 |
| शीलानी | silani | 18.18 |
| शैलानी | sailani | 9.09 |
| शीलनी | silani | 9.09 |
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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 Shilani
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