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 last name Čani has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Çani, Čáni, Ćani or Cañí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čani live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 162,639. In Croatia Čani is most prevalent 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. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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