Zwani Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zwani (25) may also be a first name.

Zwani Last Name Facts

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

Zwani is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 632,228th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zwani are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Zwani is also the 2,136,160th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Zwani Last Name Statistics demography

Zwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning R 115,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwaini91287/
Dzwani9144/
Zwaani911/
Zhwani911/
Zwanie911/
Zwane80128,139/
Zuani80358/
Zwoni802/
Zvani801/
Zuanni7374/
Zwayne7326/
Zuaini7323/
Dzuani7321/
Zuhani7316/
Dzwana7315/
Tswani7311/
Zwaane735/
Zzvani734/
Dzwane732/
Zhvani732/
Zvanai732/
Cwanyi732/
Zweini731/
Zhuani731/
Zwanne731/
Zwaneh731/
Zwwane731/
Zvanyi731/
Zvaniy731/
Zuhaini6774/
Dzvaini6720/
Zwanneh678/
Chwgani673/
Tshwani672/
Zwaanay671/
Czbanyi671/
Czwajna671/
Zhuhani671/
Zuannai671/
Dzwaana671/
Zhvaniy671/
Zhuanai671/

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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 Zwani
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