Tawani Surname
Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname
Tawani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 174 | 1:581,829 | 64,136 |
| India | 142 | 1:5,401,869 | 131,616 |
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | 1:145,644 | 18,674 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tawani (1,148) may also be a first name.
Tawani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawani (Hindi: तावनी, Marathi: टवाणी, Oriya: ତନୱାନି) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 355,117th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Tawani live; 23 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tawani is also the 234,862nd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,148 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 581,829. In The Philippines Tawani is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 70 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 24 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tawani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawani in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୱାନି | tanawani | - |
| Tawani in the Marathi language | ||
| टवाणी | tavani | 56.52 |
| टवानी | tavani | 26.09 |
| तवानी | tavani | 13.04 |
| तावनी | tavani | 4.35 |
| Tawani in the Hindi language | ||
| तावनी | tavani | 50 |
| जोतवानी | jotavani | 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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- 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 Tawani
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