Tuwani Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tuwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
India441:17,433,304271,013
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tuwani (2,283) may also be a first name.

Tuwani Last Name Facts

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

Tuwani (Arabic: التواني, Marathi: तुवनी, Oriya: ତୁୱାନୀ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuwani is the 754,238th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Tuwani are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,102nd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 2,283 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa Tuwani exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Tuwani Last Name Statistics demography

Tuwani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.71% less than the national average, earning R 119,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tujwani9216/
Touwani9212/
Tuwaini924/
Tuwahni923/
Thuwani922/
Tauwani921/
Thuwaini8660/
Touwajni864/
Tuwana8391/
Tuwane8350/
Tuvani8337/
Tuwoni836/
Tuwhangai8059/
Tuwanje77260/
Tujwane7739/
Thubani7735/
Tauvani7728/
Thuvani7720/
Touwana7718/
Thowani778/
Tuwange776/
Tuwanna775/
Touwane774/
Taubani773/
Thuwane772/
Tauwana771/
Tauwane771/
Tuywane771/
Toowani771/
Tusuhani713/
Thowaini712/
Thoubani712/
Touvanis711/
Thuvangi711/
Tuwainje711/
Touwaina711/
Tausuani711/
Thuwainy711/
Theuwane711/
Thuwanna711/
Tubane67690/
Towane67438/
Towana67181/
Tuwone67167/
Tuvana67124/
Tuvoni673/
Tuvane673/
Towany671/
Touwangoy671/
Tauwainer671/
Thaubhani671/

Tuwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuwani in the Marathi language
तुवनीtuvani75
टुवानीtuvani25
Tuwani in the Oriya language
ତୁୱାନୀtuwani50
ତୁୱାନିtuwani50
Tuwani in the Arabic language
التوانيaltwany-

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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 Tuwani
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