Unani Surname
Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname
Unani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 863 | 1:888,836 | 38,729 |
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Unani (678) may also be a first name.
Unani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Unani (Georgian: უნანი, Hindi: ूनणी, Marathi: उनानी, Oriya: ଉନାନି) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Unani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 329,243rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,472,066 people. Unani is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Unani live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 318,141st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 678 people.
It is most common in India, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 888,836. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 97 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Unani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unani in the Georgian language | ||
| უნანი | unani | - |
| Unani in the Hindi language | ||
| ूनणी | unani | - |
| Unani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉନାନି | unani | - |
| Unani in the Marathi language | ||
| उनानी | unani | 81.82 |
| उनानीान | unaniana | 9.09 |
| उननी | unani | 4.55 |
| उऩ्नऩ्नी | unnanni | 4.55 |
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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 Unani
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