Peswani Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belize

Peswani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peswani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5451:1,407,45953,983
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
England361:1,547,72466,012
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Belize51:71,0952,977
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Peswani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peswani (Hindi: पेसवानी, Marathi: पेसवानी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peswani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 422,566th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Peswani reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Peswani is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 1,407,459. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Delhi, where 9 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peshwani93157/
Pesswani9353/
Peeswani933/
Vpeswani931/
Pewani924/
Pesvani86415/
Pejwani868/
Phewani862/
Pewanio861/
Pezwani861/
Pehwani861/
Peshvani80203/
Pashwani804/
Peshwane802/
Paaswani801/
Piwani7739/
Pewana7723/
Pevani774/
Paaswaani751/
Pajwani71133/
Pejvani7165/
Pasuani7150/
Peyvani7123/
Paswane7122/
Phiwani7116/
Phetshwane7110/
Paswanj717/
Piowani714/
Poswane713/
Pujwani712/
Pejbani711/
Pizwani711/
Piwangi711/
Phevani711/
Pijwani711/
Posvani711/
Phaswane671,372/
Phoswane6751/
Peivanis6722/
Peyvhani677/
Pasvanhi677/
Phetvani673/
Pishvani672/
Paisvani672/
Peshvana671/

Peswani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peswani in the Marathi language
पेसवानीpesavani65.59
पेसवाणीpesavani19.35
पेशवानीpesavani11.83
पसवानीpasavani1.08
पेशवाणीpesavani1.08
पेरनाperana1.08
Peswani in the Hindi language
पेसवानीpesavani50
पेशवानीpesavani50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peswani
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