Globally, Vanis (Vanis 
, Varnish 
) is quite a rare unisex given name. The forename Vanis is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Italy, and Tanzania, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Brazil, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Vanis is the last name as well as the forename.