Cognomen ชะนี (Chani 
, ชะนี 
, Chaneay 
) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The last name ชะนี is habitual in Zambia, where it is quite a rare surname, Greece, and Morocco. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Morocco, and Algeria. More frequently, ชะนี is the forename as well as the last name.