In the entire world, ชานี (Chani 
, Xhani 
, Schani 
) is a common unisex given name. The given name ชานี is habitual in Albania, where it is quite a rare unisex name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Greece. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, ชานี is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chani | Ethiopia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Xhani | Italy, United States, Pakistan, Greece, Albania |
| Schani | South Africa, Malaysia, United States, India, Venezuela |
| ชานี | Thailand |
ชานี is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chani , the fictional character from Dune.