Family name شانی (Shani 
, شانی 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen شانی is characteristic of United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Oman, and Albania (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. More prevalently, شانی is the forename as well as the last name.