Bophani Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bophani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bophani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bophani (19) may also be a first name.

Bophani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bophani occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bophani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bophani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bophani is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Bophani Last Name Statistics demography

Bophani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.56% less than the national average, earning R 134,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bophanit9313/
Bopphani934/
Bopani92192/
Boppani861,160/
Bopangi8635/
Bopanni865/
Bophana865/
Bopaniy861/
Baphani861/
Bophany861/
Boupani861/
Baphanai8029/
Boppaani8014/
Bhoppani803/
Bopanich803/
Bouphanh802/
Bhopanis801/
Boppangi801/
Bhopanni801/
Bapani77197/
Bopana77126/
Bopane7722/
Boponi7721/
Bopany771/
Baphanais751/
Baphanaip751/
Baphanaid751/
Boppana717,547/
Baphana71571/
Bopanna71476/
Bhopane7143/
Bopange7134/
Bopongi7134/
Bazpani7121/
Bapangi7121/
Bappani7118/
Bapanai7110/
Boupana719/
Bapanni718/
Baphane715/
Buopane713/
Bapanyi711/
Bopanyo711/
Bhopana711/
Boppane711/
Bopanay711/
Bhoupanich711/
Boponis710/
Boppanna67107/
Bhoppana672/
Bhaphana672/
Bhoppane671/
Bhopanna671/
Bhoopana671/
Bapanaih671/
Boppanea671/
Boopanna671/
Bouppana671/
Baaphana671/
Baphanay671/

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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 Bophani
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