Songani Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Songani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Songani (149) may also be a first name.
Songani Demographics
Average Songani Salary in
South Africa
R 55,560
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Songani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Songani (Hindi: सोंगनी, Marathi: गाणी) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Songani.
How Common Is The Last Name Songani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Songani are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 149 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe Songani is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 49 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Songani Last Name Statistics demography
Songani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.62% less than the national average, earning R 55,560 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Songani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Songani in the Hindi language | ||
| सोंगनी | songani | - |
| Songani in the Marathi language | ||
| गाणी | gani | 50 |
| गणी | gani | 25 |
| गनी | gani | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Songani
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