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 held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tawani is the 355,117th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The surname Tawani occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Tawani are found; 23 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tawani is also the 234,862nd most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 1,148 people.
Tawani is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 581,829. In The Philippines Tawani is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 70 percent live, Western Visayas, where 24 percent live and National Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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