Kwanini Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kwanini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6871:78,8619,762
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kwanini (36) may also be a first name.

Kwanini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwanini occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanini? popularity and diffusion

Kwanini is the 465,687th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanini reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 36 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 78,861. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Kwanini Last Name Statistics demography

Kwanini earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.27% less than the national average, earning R 111,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwanini933/
Kwangini931/
Nkwanini931/
Kwanninit881/
Kwanine864/
Gwanini862/
Kwaniny861/
Kwenini861/
Kwangeni80129/
Gcwanini808/
Kuaningi806/
Gwaninyi801/
Kwangine801/
Ckwanine801/
Ngwaninyi751/
Kuanine71143/
Guanini7190/
Kuenini7129/
Kwanene7114/
Gwanine712/
Kwaneny711/
Ngwangingi711/
Guagnini671,130/
Kwangene6728/
Guanaini674/
Ncwaneni672/
Guannini671/
Kweenine671/

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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 Kwanini
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