Pwanya Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Pwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwanyai | 92 | 47 | / |
| Pwanyayi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bwanya | 83 | 3,047 | / |
| Puanya | 83 | 25 | / |
| Vwanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pwanye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpuanya | 77 | 205 | / |
| Pwanjah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bhwanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bwanyah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bwaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Npuanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphwanye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bwonya | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Buanya | 67 | 606 | / |
| Vwonya | 67 | 109 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bwanja | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pwanji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bwanye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bbanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pwanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis