Chawani Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Chawani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chawani (134) may also be a first name.
Chawani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chawani (Hindi: छवाणी) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Chawani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Chawani are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 134 people.
The surname Chawani is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 62 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 35 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chawani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chawani in the Hindi language | ||
| छवाणी | chavani | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chawani
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