Otwani Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Otwani Surname User-submission:

This surname denotes a person who has survived a death crisis; a person who was about to die but survived.

Otwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7771:50,2446,082
Kenya7531:61,3285,988
India711:10,803,738202,948
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Otwani (155) may also be a first name.

Otwani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname denotes a person who has survived a death crisis; a person who was about to die but survived.

- mercy21111

Otwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Otwani (Marathi: ओटवानी) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Otwani is the 246,410th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. Otwani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Otwani reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Otwani is also the 738,219th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 155 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 50,244. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 50 percent live, Busia District, where 10 percent live and Bugiri District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 47 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Otwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Otwani surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Otwani earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotwani92645/
Ostwani92215/
Otwanyi926/
Gotwani923/
Otwanit921/
Oustwani8616/
Otwane832,697/
Atwani831,951/
Otwany8330/
Odwani833/
Otwoni832/
Otwana832/
Otuani831/
Hotvani77521/
Atwaini7739/
Hatwani7714/
Hotwany776/
Otwongi775/
Otuanni775/
Astwani773/
Atwanyi772/
Othwana771/
Ostwany771/
Atwanih771/
Aatwani771/
Attwani771/
Othwoni771/
Ottwane771/
Attwanit71123/
Hatwanit71104/
Aattwani712/
Godwhani711/
Athwanui711/
Athwaini711/
Oustwany711/
Adwani672,200/
Hotwagner67350/
Otwona67212/
Atwane67144/
Atuani6747/
Otuana6720/
Atwasenni6716/
Odvani677/
Oduani677/
Atwana675/
Otuoni672/
Atwany672/
Otuane672/
Atvani671/
Odwany671/
Atwoni671/
Otuany671/

Otwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otwani in the Marathi language
ओटवानीotavani57.14
ओत्वानीotvani42.86

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Otwani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis