Khwanya Surname
Approximately 957 people bear this surname
Khwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| South Africa | 381 | 1:142,199 | 16,324 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Khwanya Demographics
Average Khwanya Salary in
South Africa
R 67,656
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Khwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khwanya is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Khwanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khwanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 374,335th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khwanya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Aside from Malawi Khwanya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Khwanya Last Name Statistics demography
Khwanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.53% less than the national average, earning R 67,656 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwaunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Qhwanya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Khuanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khwanja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khwaniat | 80 | 248 | / |
| Khwanjai | 80 | 59 | / |
| Khwanyot | 80 | 49 | / |
| Khwanyoi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Khwanyoo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Khwaniad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kbanya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kvanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khwuanjai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khuanha | 71 | 1,335 | / |
| Khuanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuanjai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khwanied | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwanjit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khwanjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwaniji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuanyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kvania | 62 | 8 | / |
| Kvonya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khuanji | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khuaniish | 50 | 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 Khwanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis