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 last name Sikhani (Bengali: শিখানী, Hindi: सिखानी, Marathi: िसखानी, Oriya: ଶିଖନୀ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikhani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sikhani live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sikhani is also the 468,941st most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 346 people.
This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 936,372. In Iran Sikhani is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent are found, South Khorasan Province, where 18 percent are found and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Iran Sikhani occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
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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