Miniwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Miniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Miniwe (42) may also be a first name.

Miniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miniwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miniwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miniwe live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Miniwe is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 89 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Miniwe Last Name Statistics demography

Miniwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.36% less than the national average, earning R 70,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miniwei929/
Minywe8354/
Meniwe8344/
Miniwa8329/
Muniwe838/
Minive837/
Minawe835/
Minewe833/
Minibe832/
Mainibe77135/
Mainawe7773/
Mainuwe7730/
Miniwai7710/
Meniwei777/
Miniver775/
Meniewe775/
Minivez772/
Mineiwa772/
Minewed772/
Mainiwa771/
Minaiwi771/
Minyowe771/
Minivet771/
Meniwet771/
Minew7338/
Meniw7315/
Mainouwe7137/
Miniyawa7127/
Miniyeva714/
Mainiver713/
Mainaiwa712/
Miniwaia711/
Mainaawe711/
Minaiywa711/
Munive6710,082/
Menewe67433/
Menuwe6773/
Minewa6763/
Minibi6736/
Minebe6732/
Minhui6725/
Miniva6720/
Minave6718/
Munuwe6717/
Menawe6714/
Munewe678/
Mineew678/
Mineve675/
Menibe673/
Minjui672/
Minebi672/
Meniwa671/
Minhew671/
Minhwi671/
Menive671/
Maheinawe671/
Mingaiwai671/
Minevi671/
Munjwe671/

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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 Miniwe
  • 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