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) occurs most in Botswana. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Vavani is predominantly found 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. It is also the 353,173rd most common first name world-wide, held by 565 people.

This last name is most common in Botswana, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Not including Botswana this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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

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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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