Guwani Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Guwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Guwani (309) may also be a first name.
Guwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guwani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Guwani.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Guwani reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Guwani is also the 500,178th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 309 people.
The surname Guwani is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Guwani is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 95 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guwanei | 92 | 3 | / |
| Guwaani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Guwuanyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gouswani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guwana | 83 | 13 | / |
| Guwane | 83 | 11 | / |
| Guvani | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gubanyi | 77 | 54 | / |
| Guvhani | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gauvani | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gauwane | 77 | 17 | / |
| Guvanie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nguwane | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kguwana | 77 | 6 | / |
| Guvanyi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Guvvani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gouwane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gauwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowaani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gubanhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guvanis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guswane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvanis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kguswane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gausvani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gousvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gusvanhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouwaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowana | 67 | 401 | / |
| Gubany | 67 | 230 | / |
| Gubáni | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gowane | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gubane | 67 | 19 | / |
| Guvane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guboni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guwanjowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubanj | 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 Guwani
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