Salawani Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Salawani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Salawani (72) may also be a first name.

Salawani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salawani (Hindi: सलवाणी) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Salawani.

How Common Is The Last Name Salawani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salawani is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Salawani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salawani reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

The surname Salawani is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Aceh, where 50 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salawani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salawani in the Hindi language
सलवाणीsalavani-

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