Kuwani Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kuwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Zambia631:251,58615,178
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kuwani (24) may also be a first name.

Kuwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuwani is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kuwani is the 449,465th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kuwani reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kuwani is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Kuwani Last Name Statistics demography

Kuwani earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 176.54% more than the national average, earning R 657,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuswani92473/
Khuwani92244/
Kuwanai9222/
Kuhwani921/
Kouwani921/
Khuswani8643/
Kuswasni861/
Kushwani861/
Kuwana839,826/
Kubani83395/
Kiwani83320/
Kuwane83311/
Kowani8373/
Kuweni8344/
Kuvani8314/
Khushwani8018/
Khubani77878/
Kuwenyi77357/
Kubhani77278/
Kihwani7773/
Khiwani7772/
Kuvangi7765/
Kujwane7748/
Kujwana7732/
Kusvani7726/
Khuvani7714/
Kuwanje7713/
Kaubani7712/
Kiwanyi777/
Koubani776/
Kuwaner776/
Kiwhani774/
Khowani774/
Kouwana773/
Kuvanie772/
Kuwayne772/
Kauwane772/
Kuwanna772/
Kuwanoa771/
Kauwany771/
Keubani771/
Kauwana771/
Kubanii771/
Kowanyi771/
Kuvaniy771/
Khuwana771/
Kuwaana771/
Kowaini771/
Kubanni771/
Kusuani771/
Kuiwana771/
Kuwaina771/
Kuwanet771/
Khuwane771/
Khubaini7127/
Khubhani7114/
Khoubani7112/
Khujwana717/
Kushvani715/
Kihuhani715/
Kuwahana712/
Khujwane712/
Khuwanna711/
Khusvani711/
Kuwasney711/
Kuwaanna711/
Gkouvani711/
Kuboni671,016/
Kowane67335/
Kowana6785/
Kuwona6781/
Kubáni6771/
Kuvana6735/
Kuvane6724/
Gkouvanis6722/
Kuwene6718/
Kiwane6716/
Kuvoni6715/
Kivani6715/
Kiweni6712/
Khushvani679/
Cuvani679/
Kuvany671/
Kiwany671/
Kuveni671/
Cuwana671/
Cuwane671/
Khuiswane671/
Kousvanis671/
Kiwoni671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuwani
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