Vovani Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Vovani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vovani (16) may also be a first name.

Vovani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vovani is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vovani.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Vovani live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vovani is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Vovani is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Vovani is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, Western Cape, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 6 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vojvani924/
Vovanich865/
Vovanish861/
Vavani8390/
Vovana8322/
Vovane8310/
Vovoni836/
Vowani833/
Vovany832/
Bojvani77106/
Vobhani778/
Vavaniy777/
Bovhani772/
Vavanis771/
Vouvoni771/
Vaveani771/
Vavanei771/
Vahvani771/
Voswani771/
Bovanni771/
Vasvanis7140/
Vovganyo7115/
Vavanich715/
Vouvonis711/
Vavane67239/
Bovane67238/
Vavana67165/
Vowane6735/
Wouani6719/
Vovona6715/
Vawani678/
Wowani675/
Vavoni672/
Vauani671/
Vousvouni671/
Vobane671/
Uobani671/
Vavany671/
Vachhvani671/
Uovoni671/
Voboni671/
Vahavanid671/

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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 Vovani
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