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 can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moniwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moniwe is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moniwe reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moniwe is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Moniwe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 83 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Moniwe
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