Shabani

English

Etymology

(surname) Borrowed from Persian شعبانی.

Proper noun

Shabani (countable and uncountable, plural Shabanis)

1. A surname from Persian.
2. Former name of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe (renamed in 1982).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shabani is the 35246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Shabani is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (11.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shabani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Bahians, Baishan, hasbian

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Shabani

1. Alternative form of Shaabani