Goniwe Surname

90,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,297 people bear this surname

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

Goniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2551:10,3101,278
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goniwe (59) may also be a first name.

Goniwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goniwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goniwe? popularity and diffusion

Goniwe is the 90,492nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,375,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Goniwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 59 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried 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. Other than South Africa Goniwe occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goniwer921/
Goniwa8323/
Gonive8319/
Gonibe8315/
Gonawe8310/
Ganiwe837/
Geniwe836/
Guniwe832/
Gonjwe831/
Gonuwe831/
Gonieva7733/
Gonaiwi771/
Gonivie771/
Gouniwa771/
Gounawe771/
Gonibee771/
Gonivet771/
Gonew735/
Ganiw732/
Goniwich718/
Gonaives711/
Goonhwee711/
Ganiweed710/
Ganibe67324/
Gunewe67280/
Ganewe67136/
Genive6787/
Ganiwa6774/
Guniwa6735/
Gonewa6720/
Gonhue6715/
Gonjwa677/
Ganjwe675/
Genewe675/
Ganiwi673/
Gonevi672/
Gonave672/
Ganive672/
Ganawe672/
Gonuve671/
Ghaniw671/
Gunive671/
Ganaiw671/
Gonibi671/
Gonivi671/
Genuwe671/
Goonew670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis