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
The surname Botswana is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Botswana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Botswana is primarily found 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 numerous given name internationally, borne by 84 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 15,487,146. In Cambodia it is most common in: Ratanakiri Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
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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