Zenani Surname

135,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zenani Surname User-submission:

The Zenani surname means 'what have you brought with you'.

Zenani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8611:18,9372,394
Algeria4451:86,81213,386
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zenani (802) may also be a first name.

Zenani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zenani surname means 'what have you brought with you'.

- lathitha

Zenani Last Name Facts

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

Zenani (Arabic: زيناني) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Zenani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,330th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,193,722 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zenani are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 288,921st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 802 people.

The last name Zenani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2,861 people, or 1 in 18,937. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Zenani Last Name Statistics demography

Zenani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.4% less than the national average, earning R 108,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenaini923,126/
Zegnani9228/
Zenanie9210/
Dzenani922/
Zenanoi921/
Zen'ani921/
Zenanni921/
Zzenaini861/
Zenane831,254/
Zenoni83884/
Zinani83567/
Cenani83310/
Zignani77490/
Zinanni77434/
Zainani77273/
Zinhani77195/
Zegnane775/
Zenouni774/
Zinaini774/
Dzenana773/
Tsenani773/
Zenaneh771/
Zenaine771/
Cenayni771/
Zinanyi771/
Zegnouni71175/
Chenangi715/
Zehnouni714/
Chenanai712/
Chenanhi711/
Zenone672,114/
Cinani67362/
Zinane67362/
Zinoni67166/
Tchenagni67155/
Zénoni6713/
Tsiengani674/
Chenganai673/
Cenana672/
Tchenanyi672/
Çinani672/
Cenane671/
Cenany671/

Zenani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zenani in the Arabic language
زينانيzynany-

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