Diweni Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Diweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Diweni (88) may also be a first name.

Diweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diweni is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diweni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Diweni is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Diweni live; 43 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Diweni is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 98 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Diweni is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Disweni923/
Dichweni864/
Diveni8322/
Diwini839/
Diwena838/
Deweni834/
Dyweni831/
Divengi77349/
Divenyi7730/
Diwinit7726/
Devieni773/
Divenie771/
Diwingi771/
Daiveni771/
Ddiveni771/
Divenio771/
Dewenit771/
Diweine771/
Dyojweni713/
Dewejnis711/
Dewenish711/
Deheweni711/
Deshweni711/
Divgenio711/
Dishveni711/
Dewena67748/
Dibene67465/
Devini67207/
Divena6777/
Divene6744/
Diveny6737/
Deveni6726/
Divini6722/
Djueni6718/
Djuini676/
Dewene673/
Divyni671/
Diwine671/
Dywena671/
Dywini671/
Dewini670/

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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
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  • 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 Diweni
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