Zowani Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zowani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zowani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzowani927/
Zowaini923/
Zouwaini862/
Zouani833,376/
Zawani83280/
Zowane834/
Dzovani77200/
Zahwani77185/
Chowani7768/
Zouvani7757/
Zawaini7753/
Zovanyi7750/
Tzovani7742/
Tsowani7727/
Zawaãni776/
Zawayni771/
Zovanni771/
Zowaine771/
Zuouani771/
Chowgani71188/
Dzhovani7129/
Tzouvani717/
Chowhani715/
Zhovanyi713/
Tzovanni711/
Zouweyni711/
Zawaãnni711/
Zawaaini711/
Zavani67285/
Dzhovanni6762/
Zawane6738/
Çovani6725/
Tzouvanni6718/
Dzhovanis674/
Zovane673/
Zavoni673/
Chowgaani673/
Cowana672/
Cowane671/
Cowany671/
Tchouwani671/

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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 Zowani
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