Goniwe Surname
Approximately 5,297 people bear this surname
Goniwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,255 | 1:10,310 | 1,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goniwe (59) may also be a first name.
Goniwe Demographics
Average Goniwe Salary in
South Africa
R 128,772
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Goniwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goniwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goniwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goniwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Goniwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 90,492nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,375,787 people. The last name Goniwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Goniwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Goniwe is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 59 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 5,255 people, or 1 in 10,310. In South Africa Goniwe is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa Goniwe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Goniwe Last Name Statistics demography
Goniwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.81% less than the national average, earning R 128,772 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goniwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Goniwa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gonive | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gonibe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gonawe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ganiwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Geniwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Guniwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gonjwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonieva | 77 | 33 | / |
| Gonaiwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonivie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouniwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gounawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonibee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonivet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonew | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ganiw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goniwich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gonaives | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goonhwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganiweed | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ganibe | 67 | 324 | / |
| Gunewe | 67 | 280 | / |
| Ganewe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Genive | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ganiwa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Guniwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gonewa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gonhue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gonjwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ganjwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Genewe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ganiwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaniw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganaiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goonew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goniwe
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