Buwani Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Buwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buwani (235) may also be a first name.
Buwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buwani is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Buwani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Buwani occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Buwani reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 235 people.
The last name Buwani is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouwani | 92 | 6 | / |
| Buwanyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouwanyi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bhujwani | 86 | 3 | / |
| Buchwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buwana | 83 | 754 | / |
| Buwane | 83 | 39 | / |
| Buvani | 83 | 7 | / |
| Bhuwanich | 80 | 29 | / |
| Bauchwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuwana | 77 | 112 | / |
| Bouwane | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bhuwany | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bujwane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buwange | 77 | 3 | / |
| Buwanay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bouwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bauwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Busvani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhuwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bauwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buywana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bauvani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bubanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buvanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bujuani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhuwanee | 71 | 85 | / |
| Bowannie | 71 | 45 | / |
| Bhuvaniy | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bouwaina | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bhujwane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bhuvangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhowanie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouhbani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouweini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuwanaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhutvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buvana | 67 | 6,357 | / |
| Bubane | 67 | 618 | / |
| Bubanj | 67 | 345 | / |
| Bowane | 67 | 320 | / |
| Bowana | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bubany | 67 | 78 | / |
| Buvane | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bowany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhshwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhbaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buvany | 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 Buwani
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