Meniwe Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Meniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meniwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meniwe? popularity and diffusion

Meniwe is the 2,944,094th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Meniwe live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meniwei927/
Meniewe925/
Meniwet921/
Meniw9115/
Menewe83433/
Maniwe83121/
Menuwe8373/
Moniwe8317/
Menawe8314/
Miniwe8310/
Menibe833/
Menive831/
Meniwa831/
Menuwhe7716/
Menewed7711/
Miniwei779/
Maniwei777/
Monaiwe772/
Menaive771/
Menouwe771/
Maniwie771/
Mengive771/
Meneive771/
Menew733/
Mehenawe712/
Meniwish710/
Menewa67267/
Manewe67267/
Monewe67206/
Megnihoue67160/
Meneve67104/
Menivi6762/
Minywe6754/
Manuwe6752/
Menebe6744/
Menewi6742/
Miniwa6729/
Maniwi6729/
Monive6727/
Menebi6714/
Meniva6713/
Menave6711/
Menève6710/
Menywa6710/
Minive677/
Minawe675/
Monuwe675/
Manive675/
Minewe673/
Minibe672/
Maheinawe671/
Menjui671/
Menevi671/
Menyweath671/
Menibi671/
Mehenouwe671/
Menhue670/

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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 Meniwe
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