Posiwa Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Posiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Posiwa Demographics
Average Posiwa Salary in
South Africa
R 32,700
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Posiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Posiwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Posiwa is the 1,244,200th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Posiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Posiwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Posiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Posiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.24% less than the national average, earning R 32,700 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phosiwa | 92 | 681 | / |
| Potsiwa | 92 | 49 | / |
| Poshiwa | 92 | 46 | / |
| Phoshiwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Podsiewa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Poosiwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Posiwe | 83 | 66 | / |
| Pesiwa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Posiva | 83 | 22 | / |
| Posewa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Pasiwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Pusiwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Posiwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Photsiwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Posiwei | 77 | 41 | / |
| Pashiwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Pousiba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Posiwio | 77 | 9 | / |
| Posibai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Phosewa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Possiwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Phosiwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phusiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peshiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Posiewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pozhiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pasiewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pasiway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Poshivay | 71 | 87 | / |
| Poichiwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Posivach | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poshibai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poshieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Passiwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pagiwa | 67 | 1,062 | / |
| Pogiba | 67 | 590 | / |
| Pasiwe | 67 | 227 | / |
| Poseva | 67 | 152 | / |
| Posibi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Poshivach | 67 | 45 | / |
| Posivy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Paziwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pasewa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pasiva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pasiba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Peciwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pesewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pusiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pojewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pusiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Posiwa
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