Khanyiwe Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

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

Khanyiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khanyiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1091:497,04340,551

Khanyiwe (71) may also be a first name.

Khanyiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khanyiwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanyiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khanyiwe is the 1,755,741st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khanyiwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 497,043. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside.

Khanyiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Khanyiwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.09% less than the national average, earning R 123,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyiwe93161/
Khanyiwa8810/
Kanyiwa8023/
Kanyewe802/
Kanyiwi801/
Kanyibe801/
Kaniiwe801/
Khanieva75345/
Khanyeva7523/
Khaniiwa7517/
Kanyejwe751/
Khaynieva711/
Kanjiwa67767/
Kanieva67605/
Kanyeva67128/
Kanjewe67107/
Kanyewa6724/
Konjiwe6713/
Kanyivi674/
Kaniiwa671/
Kaniewa671/
Kaniebi671/
Kanievi671/

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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 Khanyiwe
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