Batswana Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Batswana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Batswana (40) may also be a first name.
Batswana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batswana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Batswana is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Batswana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Batswana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Batswana live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Batswana is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 40 people.
This last name is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Besides Botswana it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baatshwana | 89 | 270 | / |
| Vatswana | 88 | 10 | / |
| Betswana | 88 | 4 | / |
| Botswana | 88 | 4 | / |
| Baastshwana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Betshwana | 82 | 47 | / |
| Mpatswana | 82 | 2 | / |
| Botswanas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bethswana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bacwana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bazwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhetshwana | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bhotshwana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Botsuana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botswane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphatshwana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Baazwaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botshwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botchwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botshwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bozwana | 67 | 209 | / |
| Mpotshwana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bazwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bocwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baazwaanay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachtsvani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautchwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachwani | 63 | 214 | / |
| Bacsvany | 63 | 7 | / |
| Bhazwani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bhozwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mphatshwane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bochwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Votshwane | 59 | 6 | / |
| Bauchwani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bauchuana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mphotswane | 56 | 3 | / |
| Mpotshwane | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bocwane | 53 | 5 | / |
| Bozwane | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bozwani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bachuani | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Batswana
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