Hobwani Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Hobwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hobwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Hobwani Last Name Facts

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

Hobwani occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hobwani is the 1,133,308th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hobwani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 83,001. In Zimbabwe Hobwani is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Mozambique, where 0 percent live.

Hobwani Last Name Statistics demography

Hobwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.82% less than the national average, earning R 81,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwani9240/
Hobwana86424/
Hobwane8612/
Hobbani861/
Chobvani8015/
Chabwani806/
Houbbani803/
Khubwani802/
Obwan'gi801/
Obwana772,218/
Obwoni7758/
Abwani7727/
Ubwani7713/
Obwane7711/
Abwaini71727/
Gopwani71299/
Abwangi71183/
Jabwani7120/
Obbaani7114/
Havwani715/
Hobbane715/
Chowvanich714/
Gowvani713/
Obuanyi713/
Obuhani713/
Obwaana713/
Hawbani712/
Habwoni712/
Obwanna712/
Obwanyo712/
Hobuane712/
Hafwani711/
Obbanni711/
Chowbannai711/
Abwamni711/
Obbhani711/
Oibbani711/
Hobuana711/
Jofwani711/
Abwaani711/
Abwanai711/
Jubwani711/
Howbane711/
Gobvani711/
Uobbani711/
Jopwani711/
Houbbane67583/
Chapwani6771/
Habbanni6752/
Chabwana6751/
Habwenyi6748/
Chabbani6734/
Habuhani6716/
Joobbani6713/
Chavwani673/
Khubvani672/
Habwanha671/
Chobbane671/
Khabvani671/
Khavwani671/

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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
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  • 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 Hobwani
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