Zwana Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

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

Zwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6001:90,29611,068
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zwana (78) may also be a first name.

Zwana Last Name Facts

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

Zwana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 450,743rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname Zwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zwana reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zwana is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname Zwana is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 90,296. In South Africa Zwana is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Excluding South Africa Zwana is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Zwana Last Name Statistics demography

Zwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.51% less than the national average, earning R 117,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwaina9142/
Dzwana9115/
Zwanna919/
Zwanah919/
Zwuana911/
Zwaana911/
Zwannah83127/
Dzwanga8364/
Zwaanay831/
Zwannap831/
Czwajna831/
Dzwaana831/
Zwane80128,139/
Zuana80927/
Zwena8063/
Cwana8059/
Zvana8012/
Zwany8011/
Zwano803/
Zuanga732,054/
Cwajna73562/
Zwaini73287/
Dzuana73170/
Tswana73120/
Zıvana7386/
Cwayna7357/
Zwayne7326/
Zbahna7317/
Zuaana7311/
Zuanna736/
Zuanas735/
Zwaane735/
Chwana734/
Zvanai732/
Zwanne731/
Zbanay731/
Zweena731/
Zwaner731/
Zhwani731/
Jwamna731/
Zwwane731/
Zvanha731/
Cwauna731/
Rzwani731/
Zwanie731/
Tshwana67297/
Dzvanga6773/
Dzuanga6768/
Tswaana6729/
Zwanetz6716/
Jwainat6716/
Zwaneth675/
Zvahyna674/
Zwayner671/
Zhuanai671/
Zhvaina671/
Z'Weyna671/
Dszuana671/
Dzuayna671/
Zuannai671/
Dzuanah671/
Zuanazz671/
Zwań671/
Chwaana671/
Tswanea671/
Zhuanga671/

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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 Zwana
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