Fawani Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fawani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,1791:4,781858
Syria1201:160,8423,783
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fawani Last Name Facts

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

Fawani is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fawani.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,216th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. Fawani is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Fawani live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant.

It is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,179 people, or 1 in 4,781. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 43 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 28 percent reside and South Governorate, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Lebanon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 9 percent reside and Kuwait, where 6 percent reside.

Fawani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fawani last name is primarily Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahwani9219/
Fawanis9218/
Pfawani9210/
Fawana83218/
Favani8327/
Fawane833/
Fowani831/
Fajuani7714/
Fahwana775/
Fasuani775/
Fhabani775/
Fawanez774/
Fasvani772/
Fabeani771/
Fojwani771/
Vahwani771/
Phawanit71117/
Phawangi7189/
Phawanai714/
Fouani67858/
Favoni67328/
Favane6719/
Fowane6715/
Fovani6710/
Vawane679/
Fabane679/
Fabany676/
Fasuhamni675/
Phawanngi671/
Fawone671/

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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 Fawani
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