Sikhani Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Sikhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 82 | 1:936,372 | 44,282 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Sikhani (346) may also be a first name.
Sikhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sikhani (Bengali: শিখানী, Hindi: सिखानी, Marathi: िसखानी, Oriya: ଶିଖନୀ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikhani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sikhani is the 1,281,391st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sikhani reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sikhani is also the 468,941st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 346 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 936,372. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent live, South Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Iran it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sikhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikhani in the Bengali language | ||
| শিখানী | sikhani | - |
| Sikhani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଖନୀ | sikhani | - |
| Sikhani in the Hindi language | ||
| सिखानी | sikhani | 60 |
| सीखनी | sikhani | 20 |
| सिखनी | sikhani | 20 |
| Sikhani in the Marathi language | ||
| िसखानी | isakhani | 51.85 |
| िसखाणी | isakhani | 22.22 |
| िसखणी | isakhani | 14.81 |
| सीखानी | sikhani | 11.11 |
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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 Sikhani
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