Banjiwe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

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

Banjiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banjiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa811:668,86148,796

Banjiwe (125) may also be a first name.

Banjiwe Last Name Facts

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

Banjiwe is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banjiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Banjiwe is the 2,091,648th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Banjiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banjiwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Banjiwe is also the 832,731st most widespread forename internationally, held by 125 people.

The last name Banjiwe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 668,861. In South Africa Banjiwe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent reside, Gauteng, where 4 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside.

Banjiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Banjiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.16% less than the national average, earning R 49,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangiwe86181/
Benjiwe8619/
Banjawe8616/
Banjiwa862/
Bamjiwe861/
Bansiwe861/
Banziwe861/
Bandjawe808/
Bhangiwe804/
Banjew771/
Bangiw771/
Banieva7134/
Bongiwe7121/
Baingiw719/
Bangewe714/
Banyibe713/
Banyiwa712/
Banzibe711/
Banzawe711/
Bahnieva674/
Banyijwi674/
Benjieve672/
Bahnsawe671/
Bangiwit671/
Bhangive671/
Bhanyiwa671/

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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 Banjiwe
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