Whani Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Whani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Whani (15) may also be a first name.
Whani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whani is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Whani are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Whani is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
Whani is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Whani is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 35 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Whani is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Whani
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