Ruvani Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruvani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruvani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
India211:36,526,923420,161
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ruvani (551) may also be a first name.

Ruvani Last Name Facts

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

Ruvani (Hindi: रूवानी, Marathi: रुवाणी) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruvani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ruvani live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 358,643rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 551 people.

The surname Ruvani is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 55 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruvangi922/
Ruvanai921/
Ruvhani921/
Ruvvani921/
Rusvanhi8615/
Rouvaini865/
Ruvanich864/
Ruwani83851/
Ruvane8354/
Ruvana8314/
Rousvanis8010/
Ruchvaani801/
Rubanyi7773/
Ruhbani7721/
Rouvana7718/
Rubanei7712/
Ruwahni7712/
Rujvana779/
Reuvany776/
Roovani773/
Rauwani772/
Rouwani771/
Rubahni771/
Reuwani771/
Rubanni771/
Ruvange771/
Reuvana771/
Ruwaniy771/
Ruwanhi771/
Ruwaini771/
Ruchwani7112/
Rouwaini718/
Roubaini711/
Rujjvana711/
Rusvamhi711/
Ruvanets711/
Reuveini711/
Ruwanith711/
Rubane67152/
Ruwana67121/
Rouvanesh6793/
Ruwane6747/
Rubany6716/
Rouywaini671/

Ruvani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruvani in the Marathi language
रुवाणीruvani-
Ruvani in the Hindi language
रूवानीruvani72.73
रुवानीruvani22.73
रहबानीrahabani4.55

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruvani
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