Waghwani Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Waghwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waghwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India481:15,980,529256,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Waghwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waghwani (Hindi: वाघवानी, Marathi: वाघवानी) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waghwani? popularity and diffusion

Waghwani is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Waghwani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Waghwani is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent are found, Gujarat, where 8 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaghwani941/
Wagwani9312/
Wangwani8811/
Vaghwani888/
Wagwanyi886/
Waghvani886/
Wagwanii881/
Wagvani8046/
Wakwani809/
Wagwana802/
Wogwani801/
Vaghvani75169/
Wankwani7517/
Wehcwani7512/
Bahgwani7511/
Hwakwani759/
Vangwani752/
Baigwani751/
Wadkwani751/
Bagwanyi751/
Waikwani751/
Watkwanit71188/
Waikwaini7111/
Wongwanni711/
Wongwanih711/
Wagwene67134/
Bakwani6778/
Wakwana6745/
Wongwanhoi6724/
Wagwona6724/
Waguane6721/
Baguani677/
Bogwani676/
Bagwane675/
Woqwani671/
Vagvani671/
Bagwany671/
Bacwani671/

Waghwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waghwani in the Hindi language
वाघवानीvaghavani-
Waghwani in the Marathi language
वाघवानीvaghavani61.9
वाघवाणीvaghavani33.33
वाघवणीvaghavani4.76

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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 Waghwani
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