Bomvana Surname

202,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,061 people bear this surname

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

Bomvana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomvana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0011:27,0753,458
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
England31:18,572,686338,250

Bomvana (95) may also be a first name.

Bomvana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bomvana is found most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bomvana.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomvana? popularity and diffusion

Bomvana is the 202,164th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,535,927 people. Bomvana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bomvana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bomvana is also the 974,243rd most frequently used forename globally, borne by 95 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,001 people, or 1 in 27,075. In South Africa Bomvana is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Bomvana Last Name Statistics demography

Bomvana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.8% less than the national average, earning R 109,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhomvana931/
Bombana861,386/
Bomvane8620/
Bemvana869/
Bomwana866/
Bomuana865/
Bonvana865/
Bomvani861/
Bombanga801,206/
Mpomvana806/
Boumbana801/
Boonvana801/
Boumbanga751/
Bosimbana751/
Boumbayna751/
Bonvanaha751/
Bambana71603/
Bombane71560/
Bombona71115/
Bamuana7175/
Bamwana7142/
Bonbana7113/
Bombano717/
Bonvena711/
Bonwana711/
Bamvani711/
Benvana711/
Bamuanga67275/
Bambanga67254/
Bonvanie67112/
Bambanea6768/
Bombango6748/
Bhamvani6724/
Bonbaana672/
Mpomvane672/
Vonvajna672/
Boonwana672/
Bamuhana671/
Bombogna671/
Bonwanna671/
Mpamvana671/
Mpomuana671/
Baambana671/
Mpomvani671/
Baanvana671/
Bambaina671/
Bomboona671/

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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 Bomvana
  • 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