Läni
surname · Latin script
Läni is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Philippines than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi. Läni is also written ลินร in Thai, Ланы in Cyrillic and ლანი in Georgian.
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 6.4K(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 19K
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 21Kfew records
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Läni itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Philippines (inferred from the name graph)
- 4 (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 373 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 6.4K (inferred from the name graph)
≈18,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Philippines, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Läni in other scripts: Thai, Cyrillic and Georgian
(measured from records)Locally spelled Lani in US United States, PH Philippines, AU Australia and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- Proto-Polynesian*laŋi(measured from records)
- Proto-Oceanic*laŋit(measured from records)
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laŋit(measured from records)
- Proto-Austronesian*laŋiC(measured from records)
From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi.
Cited for this meaning 2
- A concise dictionary of first names
- Wiktionary
Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Läni counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH Philippines | — | ≈18,000 est. | ≈1 in 6.4K | — | Lani | 76 |
| US United States | — | 7,463 | 1 in 45K | 7.2K | Lani | 373 |
| IN India | — | ≈5,000 est. | ≈1 in 290K | 21 | Lani | 18 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈1,400 est. | ≈1 in 19K | 4 | Lani | 144 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈990 est. | ≈1 in 42K | 1 | Lani | 101 |
| NZ New Zealand | #918 | ≈260 est. | ≈1 in 21K | 10 | Lani | 56 |
| SG Singapore | — | ≈140 est. | ≈1 in 44K | — | Lani | 20 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM); Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender; DIA — Baby name popularity (1900–present); Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Läni mean, and where does it come from?
- From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and Wiktionary.
- Which countries have the most people named Läni?
- Mondonomo estimates about 18 thousand people named Läni in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled lani. After it come United States, India, Australia and Canada; the country table on this page ranks them.
- How common is the name Läni?
- In the United States, the national register counted 7,463 people named Läni in 2020, about 1 in 45 thousand residents.
- How common is Läni compared with other names?
- In New Zealand, Läni is the 918th most common given name of 26,737 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Läni” — the 918th most common given name in New Zealand. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.