Favani Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Favani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
India71:109,580,769786,157
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Favani (14) may also be a first name.

Favani Last Name Facts

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

Favani (Marathi: फवाणी) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Favani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Favani reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Luso-South America. Favani is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name internationally, held by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil Favani is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 64 percent are found, Paraná, where 29 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent are found. Besides Brazil Favani is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Iran, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fasvani922/
Fawani831,391/
Favoni83328/
Favane8319/
Fovani8310/
Favonio7738/
Fahwani7719/
Fawanis7718/
Fajuani7714/
Pfawani7710/
Fasuani775/
Fhabani775/
Favaina771/
Fabeani771/
Vaveani771/
Vavanei771/
Vahvani771/
Vavainai711/
Fouani67858/
Vavane67239/
Fawana67218/
Fovana6770/
Favone6735/
Fabane679/
Fabany676/
Fasuhamni675/
Fawane673/
Fovanh671/
Fowani671/
Fovane671/
Vavany671/

Favani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favani in the Marathi language
फवाणीphavani80
फावनीphavani20

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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 Favani
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