Boswana Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Boswana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boswana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Boswana (12) may also be a first name.

Boswana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boswana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boswana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Boswana are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 38 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Boswana Last Name Statistics demography

Boswana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.52% less than the national average, earning R 117,588 per year.

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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 Boswana
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