Cognomen ชานี (Chani 
, Xhani 
, Schani 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common surname. The last name ชานี is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a common surname, Greece, where it is quite a rare surname, and Zambia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Albania, and Morocco. More frequently, ชานี is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chani | Morocco, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, India |
| Xhani | Pakistan, Greece, Italy, United States, Albania |
| Schani | Malaysia, United States, South Africa, India, Venezuela |
| ชานี | Thailand |