Volwana Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Volwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862

Volwana Last Name Facts

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

Volwana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volwana is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Volwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Volwana is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Volwana is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside.

Volwana Last Name Statistics demography

Volwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.79% less than the national average, earning R 128,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folwana868/
Voluana861/
Pholwana80477/
Phohlwana7536/
Pholhwana751/
Pholwanna751/
Walwana7121/
Valvana7112/
Bolwano711/
Photlhwana711/
Valvatna6719/
Volvonas673/
Phalwana673/
Balwaana672/
Volvango671/
Pholwena671/

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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 Volwana
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