Shorani Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Shorani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Shorani (40) may also be a first name.
Shorani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shorani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shorani (Hindi: शोरानी) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shorani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Shorani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Shorani live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe Shorani is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 72 percent reside and Harare Province, where 28 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shorani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shorani in the Hindi language | ||
| शोरानी | sorani | - |
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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 Shorani
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