Bodanya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Bodanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bodanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bodanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bodanya (Marathi: बोडंया) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bodanya reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Bodanya is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Bodanya is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodhanya93108/
Badanya8626/
Vodanya8612/
Bedanya864/
Bodania861/
Bodhania80231/
Badaunya807/
Boudania801/
Vohdanya801/
Bodaña772/
Bhodangia7514/
Badgainya751/
Bhadanyaj751/
Bedania711,269/
Wodonya71414/
Budania71304/
Bodanio71224/
Wadanya7158/
Badania7118/
Badonya7110/
Badanja717/
Vudanya711/
Badagna711/
Bhadania6774/
Vodangia6769/
Baudagna6757/
Badaniah6756/
Badamnia677/
Vadhanya674/
Bedhania673/
Wadhanya671/
Wojdania671/
Badanjad671/
Budhania671/

Bodanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bodanya in the Marathi language
बोडंयाbodanya-

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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 Bodanya
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