The Lani surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 336 people carried this name — #60,045 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 8% from 310 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Lani.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 63 people named Lani live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Lani live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Lani,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Lani 1905–1954 · actor -
Láni Gergely d. 1651 · Lutheran pastor
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Elmar Lani 1903–1989 · lawyer
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Lili Lani 1905–1996 · actor
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Viivi Lani 1940–2019 · museum professional
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Matthew Lani 1997–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lani.
- Langlais 1,518 · U.S. census
- Langle 207 · U.S. census
- Langlo 134 · U.S. census
- Langlois 7,513 · U.S. census
- Langner 1,512 · U.S. census
- Langolf 317 · U.S. census
- Lanier 20,997 · U.S. census
- Lanis 116 · U.S. census
- Lann 760 · U.S. census
- Lanners 503 · U.S. census
- Lannes 166 · U.S. census
- Lanni 1,311 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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