Gawani Surname
Approximately 5,657 people bear this surname
Gawani Surname Definition:
Gawani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: one who is fond of sharing and is not stingy.
Gawani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 5,437 | 1:3,149 | 401 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Gawani (228) may also be a first name.
Gawani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gawani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: one who is fond of sharing and is not stingy.
Gawani Demographics
Gawani Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gawani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawani (Hindi: गवानी, Marathi: गवाणी) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gawani is the 85,282nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,288,235 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gawani reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 228 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 5,437 people, or 1 in 3,149. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Gawani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gawani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawani in the Hindi language | ||
| गवानी | gavani | 87.5 |
| गवाणी | gavani | 12.5 |
| Gawani in the Marathi language | ||
| गवाणी | gavani | 45.45 |
| गवांनी | gavanni | 9.09 |
| गावाणी | gavani | 9.09 |
| गवनी | gavani | 9.09 |
| गवािन | gavaina | 9.09 |
| गवणी | gavani | 9.09 |
| गवानी | gavani | 9.09 |
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Footnotes
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