Puwani Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Puwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Puwani (80) may also be a first name.
Puwani Demographics
Average Puwani Salary in
South Africa
R 167,292
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Puwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puwani (Marathi: पुनवानी) occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puwani? popularity and diffusion
Puwani is the 786,896th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Puwani are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Puwani is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 80 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 154,352. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Puwani exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Puwani Last Name Statistics demography
Puwani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.6% less than the national average, earning R 167,292 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuwani | 92 | 54 | / |
| Pujwani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Puwanai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phuwanai | 86 | 261 | / |
| Puwanich | 86 | 6 | / |
| Puwana | 83 | 198 | / |
| Puwane | 83 | 133 | / |
| Puvani | 83 | 48 | / |
| Puwoni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phuwanich | 80 | 12 | / |
| Phuwana | 77 | 134 | / |
| Pusvani | 77 | 29 | / |
| Pauvani | 77 | 7 | / |
| Puwanna | 77 | 5 | / |
| Phuwane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Puvanai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pouwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pfubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puvanit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poubani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuwasenni | 75 | 399 | / |
| Phuwanna | 71 | 58 | / |
| Pfuvanai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Puvanich | 71 | 6 | / |
| Poowanai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phuhwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pushvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Powane | 67 | 535 | / |
| Puvana | 67 | 51 | / |
| Powana | 67 | 41 | / |
| Puwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuvanish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuvaniht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoowanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puvoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puvane | 67 | 1 | / |
Puwani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puwani in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनवानी | punavani | 75 |
| पुवानी | puvani | 25 |
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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 Puwani
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