Čani Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Çani (341), Čáni (149), Ćani (14) & Cañí (1) are calculated separately.

Čani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čani occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Çani, Čáni, Ćani or Cañí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čani? popularity and diffusion

Čani is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čani reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Čani is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 162,639. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 54 percent are found, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 35 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Croatia Čani occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 26 percent are found and Slovakia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çani92341/
Čáni92149/
Ćani9214/
Zani7529,659/
Čana757/
Cañí751/
Časnoit734/
Zaini6764,766/
Zanni6714,261/
Ciani6711,071/
Zaeni677,373/
Chani675,224/
Zhani673,371/
Tsani672,765/
Zagni671,925/
Zahni671,100/
Tzani67977/
Canni67923/
Zaani67886/
Canei67582/
Dzani67576/
Cauni67487/
Zayni67249/
Zanhi67229/
Zanei67166/
Canie67150/
Zanai67137/
Canai67101/
Zanie6765/
Časný6754/
Zauni6745/
Zsani6736/
Zanui6720/
Canhi6716/
Dsani6715/
Hzani6710/
Canoi677/
Zanih676/
Zanoi675/
Csani674/
Zaniy673/
Cayni671/
Canih671/
Canij671/
Dcani671/
Tcani671/
Čányi671/
Čaune671/
Časne671/
Ćanii671/

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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 Čani
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