Moniwe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Moniwe (31) may also be a first name.

Moniwe Last Name Facts

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

Moniwe occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moniwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moniwe live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 83 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Moniwe Last Name Statistics demography

Moniwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.94% less than the national average, earning R 161,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monaiwe922/
Moniwa83721/
Monawe83238/
Monewe83206/
Maniwe83121/
Meniwe8344/
Monibe8341/
Monive8327/
Muniwe838/
Monuwe835/
Monywe831/
Monaiwa771,104/
Maniwet77119/
Muniwet77108/
Moneiwa7719/
Moniway778/
Maniwei777/
Meniwei777/
Monives777/
Mounawe777/
Meniewe775/
Moneuwe774/
Monehwe772/
Muoniwa771/
Monjwer771/
Monivez771/
Monhive771/
Maniwie771/
Mgoniwi771/
Mounibe771/
Mongewe771/
Monauwe771/
Monihue770/
Moneisweet751/
Maniw7328/
Monew737/
Monahwee7112/
Mounouwe712/
Monayiwa712/
Mhonoiwa711/
Monivett711/
Mhonhiwa711/
Monawebe711/
Munive6710,082/
Maniwa675,028/
Monewa671,519/
Monebi67662/
Moniva67597/
Menewe67433/
Manewe67267/
Manywe67129/
Monibi6794/
Manawe6790/
Monjue6775/
Menuwe6773/
Munibe6768/
Manuwe6752/
Monave6741/
Munywe6732/
Monhui6732/
Manibe6729/
Maniwi6729/
Muniwa6716/
Monesweet679/
Munewe678/
Monjwa675/
Manive675/
Monevi674/
Monebe673/
Manhiw672/
Moonew672/
Manaiw671/
Menive671/
Munjwe671/
Monuwi671/
Moneve671/
Monivi671/
Monybe670/

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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
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  • 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 Moniwe
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