Bonvana Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bonvana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonvana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bonvana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonvana is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonvana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonvana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Quthing District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Bonvana
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