Bolwana Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Bolwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Bolwana Last Name Facts

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

Bolwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bolwana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Bolwana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 41 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found.

Bolwana Last Name Statistics demography

Bolwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.53% less than the national average, earning R 138,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bholwana934/
Bulwana86636/
Balwana86308/
Bolwani8650/
Bolwane868/
Bolwano861/
Bhalwana8013/
Bhulwana802/
Balwaana802/
Bholwani802/
Boulwane802/
Boutlwane7555/
Boitlwane751/
Boulwaine750/
Balwani711,022/
Bulwane71363/
Balwane71191/
Bolvena7135/
Bulwani7134/
Bolbona713/
Baluana712/
Boluane711/
Balvana711/
Balbana711/
Buluana711/
Bolbano711/
Bolvani711/
Bolvany711/
Bolbane711/
Balwany711/
Voluana711/
Buluanga67164/
Balvanah67125/
Balwaine67111/
Boulbani6796/
Bulwanyi6795/
Bhalwani6765/
Balwanyi6744/
Bhalwany6710/
Bolboina675/
Boulbane674/
Balwaane673/
Bulhwane672/
Mpolwani672/
Baluanga671/
Balvanaz671/
Balwango671/
Balbaina671/
Bhalwane671/
Butlwane671/

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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 Bolwana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis