Zowani Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Zowani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Zowani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zowani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zowani is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zowani? popularity and diffusion
Zowani is the 738,530th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zowani live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Zowani is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Barring Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzowani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Zowaini | 92 | 3 | / |
| Zouwaini | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zouani | 83 | 3,376 | / |
| Zawani | 83 | 280 | / |
| Zowane | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dzovani | 77 | 200 | / |
| Zahwani | 77 | 185 | / |
| Chowani | 77 | 68 | / |
| Zouvani | 77 | 57 | / |
| Zawaini | 77 | 53 | / |
| Zovanyi | 77 | 50 | / |
| Tzovani | 77 | 42 | / |
| Tsowani | 77 | 27 | / |
| Zawaãni | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zawayni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zovanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zowaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zuouani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chowgani | 71 | 188 | / |
| Dzhovani | 71 | 29 | / |
| Tzouvani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chowhani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zhovanyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tzovanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zouweyni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zawaãnni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zawaaini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zavani | 67 | 285 | / |
| Dzhovanni | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zawane | 67 | 38 | / |
| Çovani | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tzouvanni | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dzhovanis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zovane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zavoni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chowgaani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cowana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cowane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchouwani | 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 Zowani
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