Botswana Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Botswana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Botswana (84) may also be a first name.
Botswana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Botswana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Botswana is found most in Cambodia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Botswana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Botswana is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Botswana are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 84 people.
The surname Botswana is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 15,487,146. In Cambodia Botswana is most frequent in: Ratanakiri Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cambodia Botswana occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswanas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bhotshwana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Batswana | 88 | 57 | / |
| Betswana | 88 | 4 | / |
| Botsuana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Botswane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Butswana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Betshwana | 82 | 47 | / |
| Butshwana | 82 | 7 | / |
| Botshwane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bethswana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Botshwano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Botchwana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bozwana | 80 | 209 | / |
| Bocwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baatshwana | 78 | 270 | / |
| Mpotshwana | 78 | 8 | / |
| Bhetshwana | 78 | 2 | / |
| Butswane | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vatswana | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bhozwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bochwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baastshwana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Butshwane | 71 | 71 | / |
| Votshwane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mpatswana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bocwane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mphotswane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bozwane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bucwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bacwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bazwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bozwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buzwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpotshwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphutswana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Botswana
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