Buzwani Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Buzwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buzwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana3701:5,911961
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Buzwani (298) may also be a first name.

Buzwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buzwani occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buzwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buzwani is the 741,235th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname Buzwani is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buzwani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 510,666th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 298 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 5,911. Apart from Botswana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Budzwani931/
Buzwane8626/
Buchwani801/
Bauchwani751/
Bucwane712/
Bucwana712/
Bautchwani711/
Buchwane6767/
Butswane6711/
Buzuayne671/
Butswana671/
Butshwane6371/
Butshwana637/
Buzuaiene631/
Bhuchbani631/
Bucuane5719,164/
Bocwane575/
Bocwana571/
Bucuana571/
Botswana534/
Botsuana531/
Botswane531/
Bouchbane501/
Botshwane501/

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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 Buzwani
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