Puvani Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Puvani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
Puvani (239) may also be a first name.
Puvani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puvani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puvani (Hindi: पुवानी, Marathi: पुवाणी) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puvani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Puvani are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Puvani is also the 578,640th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 239 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pusvani | 92 | 29 | / |
| Pauvani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Puvanai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Puvanit | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pfuvanai | 86 | 15 | / |
| Puvanich | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pushvani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puwani | 83 | 359 | / |
| Puvana | 83 | 51 | / |
| Puvane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puvoni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phuvanish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuvaniht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuwani | 77 | 54 | / |
| Puvanna | 77 | 15 | / |
| Pusvoni | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pauvane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pujwani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puvanes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pfubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuwanai | 71 | 261 | / |
| Phouvanh | 71 | 13 | / |
| Puwanich | 71 | 6 | / |
| Puvanesh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poovanai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Puwana | 67 | 198 | / |
| Puwane | 67 | 133 | / |
| Phuwanich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phouvanay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puwoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phuvanesh | 67 | 1 | / |
Puvani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puvani in the Hindi language | ||
| पुवानी | puvani | - |
| Puvani in the Marathi language | ||
| पुवाणी | puvani | 31.25 |
| पुवानी | puvani | 31.25 |
| पुवनी | puvani | 12.5 |
| पुवणी | puvani | 12.5 |
| पुंवानी | punvani | 12.5 |
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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 Puvani
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