Vokwana Surname

261,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vokwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vokwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4941:36,2644,639
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Vokwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vokwana is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vokwana? popularity and diffusion

Vokwana is the 261,733rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,861,605 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vokwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,494 people, or 1 in 36,264. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Vokwana Last Name Statistics demography

Vokwana earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning R 201,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokwana86596/
Vokwano862/
Wokwana861/
Vakwana861/
Phokwana80212/
Voncwana803/
Whokwana801/
Phokwatna7596/
Phokwanaa7511/
Fonkqwana756/
Phookwana752/
Vongqwana751/
Wakwana7145/
Bokwano714/
Woqwana713/
Fakwana712/
Foqwana711/
Phakwana6713/
Fakwatna674/
Bogqwana672/
Wongwana671/
Phocwana671/
Phekwana671/
Vhakwena671/
Vangwana671/
Baakwana671/
Bakweana671/
Bakwaana671/

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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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  • 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 Vokwana
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