In all the world, سامانی (Samani 
, Somoni 
, سامانی 
) is a common mostly female, but infrequently boy's given name. The first name سامانی is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom male name, Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, سامانی is the last name as well as the forename.