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Mani surname meaning and family history

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22 families researching12,480 records found6 countries

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Diaspora records12,480

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Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Diaspora records

12,480

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Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)28
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)23
Tamil Nadu (freedom fighters — Who's Who, 1973)160
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Top diaspora countries
Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)28
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)23
Tamil Nadu (freedom fighters — Who's Who, 1973)160
Tamil Nadu (Old Settlement Register — village landholders)6,156
Jamaica (UK Colonial Office)1
South Africa (Natal)1,837

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