Songani Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Songani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
India321:23,970,793327,222
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Songani (149) may also be a first name.

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 more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Songani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Songani is the 1,849,867th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Songani is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Songani live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Songani is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 149 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 49 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Songani in the Hindi language
सोंगनीsongani-
Songani in the Marathi language
गाणीgani50
गणीgani25
गनीgani25

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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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  • 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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