Vavani Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Vavani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana551:39,7627,636
India271:28,409,829361,298
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Vavani (565) may also be a first name.

Vavani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vavani (Hindi: वावानी, Marathi: वावणी, Oriya: ଭବାନୀ) is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vavani.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Vavani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Vavani are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Vavani is also the 353,173rd most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 565 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Aside from Botswana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavaniy927/
Vavanis921/
Vaveani921/
Vavanei921/
Vahvani921/
Vaivani921/
Vasvanis8640/
Vavanich865/
Vavainai861/
Vavane83239/
Vavana83165/
Vovani8317/
Vawani838/
Vavoni832/
Vavany831/
Vauani831/
Vahavanid801/
Vachhvani801/
Wasvani7749/
Vaibani7747/
Vahbani7736/
Bavanni7718/
Vavange7711/
Bavanii777/
Vavaner776/
Vayvanh775/
Vavonis774/
Bahvani774/
Bavanai774/
Vojvani774/
Vavoniy773/
Vahwani771/
Vavaina771/
Vaybani771/
Vavanna771/
Vavaney771/
Watvani771/
Bavahni771/
Bayvani771/
Vaubani771/
Bahavani7111/
Vavanaja717/
Vahavane717/
Vovanich715/
Wathvani714/
Vashwani714/
Vavaness712/
Uavanich711/
Vaibaani711/
Vaswaani711/
Vasvanet711/
Vavaaina711/
Bavaunni711/
Vovanish711/
Bavane6760,121/
Wawani6759/
Vavone6728/
Vovana6722/
Bavany6722/
Vavona6713/
Vabane6712/
Vovane6710/
Vawane679/
Vovoni676/
Vowani673/
Vovany672/
Bahvahani671/
Uabani671/
Vaivanych671/
Huavanich671/

Vavani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavani in the Oriya language
ଭବାନୀbhabani-
Vavani in the Hindi language
वावानीvavani66.67
ववानीvavani33.33
Vavani in the Marathi language
वावणीvavani33.33
ववानीvavani16.67
ववनीvavani16.67
वळवीvalavi16.67
वावनीvavani16.67

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