Boqwana Surname

190,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,221 people bear this surname

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

Boqwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boqwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2111:24,5043,119
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Boqwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boqwana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boqwana? popularity and diffusion

Boqwana is the 190,124th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,281,200 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boqwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Boqwana is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,211 people, or 1 in 24,504. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Boqwana Last Name Statistics demography

Boqwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning R 167,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhoqwana9342/
Bonqwana933/
Bogqwana932/
Bokwana86959/
Bogwana8674/
Bocwana861/
Boquana861/
Bhongqwana821/
Bhokwana8043/
Bokwanga8034/
Bokhwana806/
Bonkwana803/
Bhogwana801/
Boekwana801/
Bhokhwana754/
Mponqwana751/
Bakwana71195/
Bagwana7172/
Bekwana7114/
Boquena715/
Boguana715/
Bokwano714/
Bacwana712/
Begwana712/
Bogwona711/
Baqwano711/
Bokwango67740/
Bhagwana6755/
Bouguana679/
Bahgwana675/
Bacwanga672/
Baakwana671/
Bagwaana671/
Bakweana671/
Bakwaana671/
Bhakwana671/

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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 Boqwana
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