Atwani Surname

211,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7841:49,7956,035
Kenya7361:62,7446,105
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
India121:63,922,115578,870
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Atwani (255) may also be a first name.

Atwani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atwani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Atwani (Arabic: العطواني, Hindi: अतवानी) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 211,391st most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,735,288 people. The last name Atwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Atwani are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 557,860th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 255 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 49,795. In Uganda Atwani is most common in: Tororo District, where 41 percent reside, Serere District, where 13 percent reside and Busia District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent reside and Morocco, where 17 percent reside.

Atwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Atwani last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atwaini9239/
Hatwani9214/
Aitwani925/
Astwani923/
Atwanyi922/
Atwanih921/
Aatwani921/
Attwani921/
Attwanit86123/
Hatwanit86104/
Aaitwani864/
Aattwani862/
Athwanui861/
Athwaini861/
Adwani832,200/
Otwani831,614/
Atwane83144/
Atuani8347/
Atwana835/
Atwany832/
Atvani831/
Atwoni831/
Atwasenni8016/
Hatvani771,662/
Hotwani77645/
Ostwani77215/
Hadwani77105/
Aadwani7772/
Atwanna7730/
Gadwani7728/
Atwomni7723/
Aidwani779/
Otwanyi776/
Athwane774/
Atwanje774/
Gotwani773/
Adwamni772/
Atwaine772/
Hatuani772/
Otwanit771/
Atweini771/
Hatwana771/
Oustwani7116/
Aathwane712/
Hadhwani712/
Adwanieh711/
Hadwanni711/
Gadhwani711/
Advani679,476/
Otwane672,697/
Atuany67257/
Hatwagner6786/
Otwany6730/
Atuana6724/
Aduani6710/
Adwana675/
Adwane674/
Adwoni673/
Adwany673/
Odwani673/
Otwoni672/
Otwana672/
Atwona671/
Otuani671/
Atuane671/
Aitouhani671/

Atwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atwani in the Hindi language
अतवानीatavani-
Atwani in the Arabic language
العطوانيaltwany-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atwani
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