Shukurani Surname

218,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shukurani Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word shukuru, which means 'to give thanks' in Swahili language.

Shukurani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shukurani (5,622) may also be a first name.

Shukurani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word shukuru, which means 'to give thanks' in Swahili language.

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Shukurani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shukurani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shukurani (Bengali: শুকুরানী, Hindi: शुकुरानी) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukurani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,449th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,886,691 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shukurani are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Shukurani is also the 89,310th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 5,622 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,423 people, or 1 in 51,918. Not including The DR Congo Shukurani exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Shukurani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shukurani last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shukurani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shukurani in the Hindi language
शुकुरानीsukurani-
Shukurani in the Bengali language
শুকুরানীsukurani95.45
শুকুরাণীsukurani4.55

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