Powane Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Powane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana3471:6,3021,041
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Powane (38) may also be a first name.

Powane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Powane is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,091st most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Powane reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 6,302. Barring Botswana Powane occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Powane Last Name Statistics demography

Powane earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning R 229,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phowane921/
Powan91526/
Pawane831,360/
Puwane83133/
Powani8376/
Phowan8349/
Powana8341/
Pojwan8326/
Powhan8315/
Poowan8315/
Pobane8311/
Povane838/
Pohwan837/
Poiwan834/
Puowan833/
Powene831/
Pohwain77608/
Poowang7750/
Pohwani7737/
Povhane7730/
Pawaney7730/
Paewane7730/
Phobane7729/
Pobaneh7721/
Phawane7721/
Povanes7711/
Poubane778/
Pawanne777/
Phowang776/
Phoowan776/
Pawhane775/
Phuwane775/
Powonei774/
Poweang774/
Poowana773/
Pouwana772/
Powanna772/
Pohvane771/
Pawanej771/
Povahne771/
Powatin771/
Pojwang771/
Phowana771/
Poswang771/
Pawan733,572/
Powon731,536/
Povan734/
Poban734/
Poubanne7179/
Phoobane7161/
Poowanna7158/
Phoswang7154/
Powassin7114/
Pachwane7114/
Phowanna719/
Phoowang715/
Powanich714/
Phowangi714/
Pooswang714/
Poowanai712/
Phoweang712/
Pooweang712/
Phoiwana711/
Phuhwane711/
Poweiana711/
Phowaing711/
Phoiwang711/
Poowanit711/
Pooswaan711/
Pahwan6763,817/
Pavone678,582/
Pavane671,337/
Pawani67993/
Pouani67645/
Poovan67454/
Phawan67385/
Puwani67359/
Pawana67262/
Puwana67198/
Pawaan67181/
Pabane67107/
Pavine6756/
Paawan6749/
Pabone6741/
Povani6735/
Pohban6734/
Pawuan6716/
Powoon6714/
Phachwane6712/
Povine6711/
Powong6710/
Pawwan678/
Pooban678/
Pevane677/
Pavene677/
Phoban677/
Potvan676/
Poyuan676/
Pa'wan674/
Poivan674/
Pawene674/
Pouvan674/
Pawhan673/
Phoowanna672/
Poswon671/
Pawain671/
Pawant671/
Puvane671/
Povanc671/
Powein671/
Pevone671/
Phowanich671/
Pawayn671/
Pavène671/
Pawone671/
Pewene671/
Pobhan671/
Powhosnes671/
Powona671/
Povana671/
Phobejane671/
Posuan671/
Phoowanai671/
Phowon671/
Pewone671/
Poowanich671/

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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 Powane
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