Minwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Minwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Minwe (45) may also be a first name.

Minwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minwe is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Minwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Minwe reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa Minwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Minwe Last Name Statistics demography

Minwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.54% less than the national average, earning R 43,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moinwe91207/
Minwei9112/
Mminwe914/
Minweh911/
Mnwe8920/
Meinwei837/
Minwoue831/
Menwe80523/
Minue80516/
Minwa8047/
Minbe8032/
Minuet73800/
Minoue73515/
Minuez7364/
Minues7320/
Meanwe7319/
Minued7317/
Menwei7310/
Mienwa732/
Minway732/
Menwet731/
Menweh731/
Minwai731/
Minwuy731/
Minhwi731/
Muenwe731/
Myonwe731/
Minbey731/
Mihnbe731/
Minwaj731/
Minuett6771/
Minuetz679/
Mnwa673/
Mnbe672/
Meinway672/
Menwhea672/
Mnve672/
Mnwd671/
Mnue671/
Mjnw671/
Mynw671/
Mignuet671/
Minouer671/
Minuets670/
Minnues670/

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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 Minwe
  • 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