Nawani Surname

143,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nawani Surname User-submission:

The surname Navani, Nawani, or Navni is prevelant originally in the Hinduism community in Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Particular in Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, Navani belong to the Brahmin community in India.

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Nawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6581:462,64523,751
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Burkina Faso2501:73,4082,730
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
England221:2,532,63991,802
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nawani (370) may also be a first name.

Nawani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Navani, Nawani, or Navni is prevelant originally in the Hinduism community in Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Particular in Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, Navani belong to the Brahmin community in India. It is assumed there was a migration from the plains of West part of India to the hills in the North centuries ago.

In 21st Century, due to brain drain and better chances outside India, the people with last name Navani are highly succesful businessmen, top managers and doctors all over the world, particularly in America and Europe. In some cases, the high altitude gene is found in the them. This is more prevalent in inhabitants of Tibet and Nepal regions. The genes also match with Central Asian and European.

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Nawani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawani (Hindi: नवानी, Marathi: नावानी, Oriya: ନୱାନୀ) is most common in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nawani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,030th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,344,016 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Nawani are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 451,716th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 370 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,658 people, or 1 in 462,645. In India Nawani is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 41 percent reside, Delhi, where 26 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Beside India Nawani is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 19 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.

Nawani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nawani surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

Nawani earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning $55,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nawani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawani in the Hindi language
नवानीnavani97.46
नावानीnavani0.85
नवनीnavani0.56
चरणcarana0.28
रजनीrajani0.28
Nawani in the Oriya language
ନୱାନୀnawani50
ନାୱାନିnawani50
Nawani in the Marathi language
नावानीnavani31.48
नवानीnavani29.63
नवनीnavani27.78
नावाणीnavani9.26
नांवानीnanvani1.85

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