Dewani Surname

166,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dewani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0361:740,41133,850
Indonesia5501:240,45322,128
Nepal5031:56,6221,598
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Israel741:115,64412,871
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Dewani (1,148) may also be a first name.

Dewani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewani (Bengali: দেওয়ানী, Hindi: देवानी, Marathi: देवानी, Oriya: େଦୱାନୀ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewani is the 166,236th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,798,597 people. The last name Dewani is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Dewani are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 234,862nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,148 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,036 people, or 1 in 740,411. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 29 percent live, Delhi, where 18 percent live and Assam, where 14 percent live. Besides India Dewani is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Nepal, where 19 percent live.

Dewani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dewani are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Dewani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.29% less than the national average, earning $32,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.07% more than the national average, earning $78,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehwani929/
Dewanni929/
Dewagni927/
Dewanij924/
Dewwani923/
Dewanie922/
Dheewani863/
Deawanit861/
Deawwani861/
Devani8313,261/
Diwani833,183/
Dewana831,639/
Dewane83808/
Dewany8327/
Dywani832/
Deawwanit8014/
Deawanich804/
Deiwwanid801/
Deawwanij801/
Dehbani77587/
Devangi77242/
Deewana77223/
Dewaine7786/
Devanie7785/
Devanis7768/
Devanni7720/
Devaniy7718/
Dejbani7716/
Dewasne7716/
Dewanay7713/
Debanni779/
Dewaney779/
Dewonhi779/
Devanij779/
Deewane776/
Devanai775/
Devanii775/
Dewanje775/
Dewanna774/
Devasni774/
Dewanne774/
Devaani773/
Devagni773/
Devamni773/
Dewatne773/
Daiwani773/
Devanit773/
Devanip773/
Diewane772/
Devanui772/
Dajwani772/
Dywanis772/
Dewayne771/
Diwaniy771/
Devhani771/
Devvani771/
Dewayna771/
Detvani771/
Deawane771/
Diwanai771/
Debanai771/
Deaboni771/
Devatni771/
Deibani771/
Dewanny770/
Deawwanich7550/
Deivanai7139/
Dewasnes7133/
Devahani7124/
Deewanna7110/
Devanish717/
Deawayne715/
Devangai714/
Dewatney712/
Deewayne712/
Dewaynes711/
Dewaines711/
Dewangne711/
Devannei711/
Dhevanai711/
Dhojwani711/
Deewanee711/
Dehbhani711/
De'wayne711/
Desvanis711/
Devannie710/
Devane677,262/
Divani674,239/
Devana671,693/
Devany67869/
Diwane67828/
Diwany67520/
Diwana67277/
Debane67224/
Debany67119/
Djuani6791/
Devoni6738/
Djbani6721/
Dywane6717/
Dywana6713/
Dewone677/
Debanj677/
Dywany672/
Deivaanai671/
Diwwanich671/
Dewona671/
Dahajwani671/
Debané671/
Devannois671/

Dewani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewani in the Bengali language
দেওয়ানীde'oyani-
Dewani in the Hindi language
देवानीdevani94.44
दिवानीdivani5.56
Dewani in the Marathi language
देवानीdevani80.77
देवाणीdevani13.99
देवािनdevaina2.8
देवणीdevani1.4
डेवानीdevani0.7
देवनीdevani0.35
Dewani in the Oriya language
େଦୱାନୀedawani62.5
େଦୱାନିedawani29.17
ଦୂଆନିdu'ani4.17
ଦୁୱାନିduwani4.17

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewani
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