Diwani Surname

140,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Diwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0041:26,4183,204
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
India2851:2,691,45783,799
Syria1391:138,8563,655
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Diwani (1,273) may also be a first name.

Diwani Last Name Facts

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

Diwani (Hindi: दिवानी, Marathi: दवानी, Oriya: ଦିୱାନୀ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,260th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,289,521 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Diwani live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Diwani is also the 221,036th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,273 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,004 people, or 1 in 26,418. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 15 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Diwani is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Diwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Diwani earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daiwani923/
Diwanai921/
Diwaniy921/
Divani834,239/
Dewani832,604/
Diwane83828/
Diwany83520/
Diwana83277/
Dywani832/
Deiwwanid801/
Diwwanich801/
Diouani772,315/
Doibani77282/
Divanis77278/
Diwongi7728/
Divhani7726/
Divanai7724/
Divanni7718/
Daivani7714/
Diwanje7713/
Dewanni779/
Diwanay779/
Dehwani779/
Dewagni777/
Divangi777/
Diwanna775/
Diwaina774/
Dewanij774/
Diwaneh773/
Divaniy773/
Dibanai773/
Dewwani773/
Divanei773/
Daiwane773/
Dywanis772/
Dewanie772/
Diewane772/
Dajwani772/
Daiwana771/
Dihwane771/
Diwwana771/
Diwayna771/
Deibani771/
Diwayne770/
Divanie770/
Deivanai7139/
Diovanni7126/
Daiwajna718/
Dhibhani716/
Daivanai715/
Dheewani713/
Dichwane712/
Divanich711/
Dhojwani711/
Gyiwanyi711/
Diwanesh711/
Deawanit711/
Deawwani711/
Devani6713,261/
Divane673,167/
Dewana671,639/
Dewane67808/
Dibane67549/
Divana67418/
Djuani6791/
Divany6732/
Dewany6727/
Djbani6721/
Dywane6717/
Deawwanit6714/
Dywana6713/
Divoni674/
Deawanich674/
Dibany672/
Dywany672/
Deivaanai671/
Diovannio671/
Dhaivanai671/
Dahajwani671/
Deawwanij671/

Diwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diwani in the Oriya language
ଦିୱାନୀdiwani61.54
ଦିୱାନିdiwani23.08
ଦିବାନୀdibani7.69
ଦିଓାନୀdioani7.69
Diwani in the Hindi language
दिवानीdivani55.2
दीवानीdivani44.8
Diwani in the Marathi language
दवानीdavani50
देवानीdevani25
दीवाणीdivani25

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Footnotes

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