Basiwe Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

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

Basiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Basiwe (11) may also be a first name.

Basiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basiwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Basiwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Basiwe is the 1,267,784th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basiwe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Basiwe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa Basiwe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent live. Aside from South Africa Basiwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Basiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Basiwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.56% less than the national average, earning R 167,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basiwey921/
Basiewe921/
Basiw918/
Baziwe83312/
Basiwa83202/
Basibe8378/
Besiwe833/
Bajiwe832/
Bagiwe832/
Bhasiw831/
Basiwi831/
Basive831/
Basiew831/
Basiweicz801/
Basieva77888/
Bashibe7732/
Bassiwa7715/
Basewed7714/
Basewet7710/
Bazziwe775/
Badziwe774/
Basivee774/
Boshiwe773/
Basibei772/
Bassibe772/
Bosiwei772/
Bashiwa771/
Basiebi771/
Basibeh771/
Baisewe771/
Baasibe771/
Bassewe771/
Basiwio771/
Bhajiwe771/
Bashaiweet751/
Baysieva712,766/
Bashieva71259/
Bassibey71120/
Baitsewe7119/
Baitsiwi719/
Bahsieva713/
Bashiewa711/
Baisivie711/
Baidjewe711/
Bashibee711/
Bosiwa67383/
Basevi67272/
Basebi67193/
Basebe67103/
Basivi6774/
Baseby6744/
Basewa6734/
Bashew6733/
Basshieva6714/
Basiva6710/
Bosewe678/
Bosibe676/
Basibi675/
Bassew674/
Vasibe674/
Baschieva674/
Baziwa673/
Bosive672/
Bajive672/
Bagive671/
Baseve671/
Basievich671/
Baaitsewe671/
Basywy671/
Bagiwi671/
Vasive671/
Besive670/
Baseiveis670/

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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 Basiwe
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