Sotwani Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Sotwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sotwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotwani (Marathi: सोतवानी) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotwani? popularity and diffusion
Sotwani is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Sotwani is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sotwani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotwani | 93 | 6 | / |
| Satwani | 86 | 413 | / |
| Sotwane | 86 | 33 | / |
| Sotwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chotwani | 80 | 104 | / |
| Sothwane | 80 | 77 | / |
| Shodwani | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shotwana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Suotwane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soutwane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahatwani | 75 | 86 | / |
| Chothwani | 75 | 32 | / |
| Satvani | 71 | 147 | / |
| Sadwani | 71 | 138 | / |
| Zotwane | 71 | 39 | / |
| Satuani | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sahatwanit | 71 | 8 | / |
| Choithwani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Satwane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chouthwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sodwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chatwani | 67 | 404 | / |
| Sathwane | 67 | 244 | / |
| Siatwana | 67 | 50 | / |
| Zothwane | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shadwani | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sadwhani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siatwane | 67 | 1 | / |
Sotwani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotwani in the Marathi language | ||
| सोतवानी | sotavani | 50 |
| सोतवाणी | sotavani | 50 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Sotwani
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