Sudani Surname

29,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Libya

Sudani Surname User-submission:

The Sudani surname means 'from Sudan'. However, it means, as well, 'of a darker color' when it is used in countries like Egypt, Palastine etc.

Sudani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,4181:173,62310,704
Indonesia4,2771:30,9213,638
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Iran2,1121:36,3554,294
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Iraq3931:89,1142,799
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Nepal221:1,294,5896,753
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Sudani (3,491) may also be a first name.

Sudani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sudani surname means 'from Sudan'. However, it means, as well, 'of a darker color' when it is used in countries like Egypt, Palastine etc.

- rahman

Sudani Last Name Facts

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

Sudani (Bengali: সুদানী, Hindi: सुदानी, Marathi: सुदानी, Oriya: ସୁଦନି) is found most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sudani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,912th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 407,832 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Sudani live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sudani is also the 120,211th most common first name in the world, borne by 3,491 people.

The last name Sudani is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 4,418 people, or 1 in 173,623. In India Sudani is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 86 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Libya, where 19 percent live.

Sudani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sudani surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

The amount Sudani earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning $36,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sudani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sudani in the Bengali language
সুদানীsudani-
Sudani in the Hindi language
सुदानीsudani80.43
सुडानीsudani6.52
सुदनीsudani4.35
सुदानिsudani2.17
सूदनीsudani2.17
सुदनिsudani2.17
सूडींsudim2.17
Sudani in the Marathi language
सुदानीsudani60
सुडानीsudani20
सुदाणीsudani15
सुदािनsudaina5
Sudani in the Oriya language
ସୁଦନିsudani40
ସୁଦନୀsudani27.41
ଶୁଦନିsudani10.37
ସୁଦାନୀsudani5.93
ଶୁଦନୀsudani4.44
ସୁଦାନିsudani3.7
ସୁଡାନିsudani2.22
ସୁବୁନୀsubuni0.74
ସୁଡାନୀsudani0.74
ସୁଡନୀsudani0.74
ସେରାଜିନିserajini0.74
ଶୁଦାଣୀsudani0.74
ସୂଦନିsudani0.74

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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