Sanhewe Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sanhewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanhewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2211:69,85610,407
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England21:27,859,030389,889

Sanhewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanhewe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanhewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanhewe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 69,856. In Zimbabwe Sanhewe is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent reside, Harare Province, where 26 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Mozambique, where 2 percent reside.

Sanhewe Last Name Statistics demography

Sanhewe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10% less than the national average, earning R 213,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanhehwe9382/
Sanewe927/
Sanhowe861/
Sianewe861/
Sanehwe861/
Sanew8320/
Sanihwee802/
Sayneweh801/
Sanhweeh801/
Sanjeewe801/
Shanewer800/
Senewe771,846/
Sanawe77108/
Sanebe7727/
Sanowe7723/
Sanewi7714/
Saneew7711/
Shanew776/
Saniwe776/
Seanew773/
Saneve772/
Sonewe772/
Sanewa771/
Sainew771/
Saneewech754/
Sanjeewee751/
Sanjeewea751/
Saneeva71435/
Saniwee71151/
Sangeve71100/
Sianywe7142/
Sanavee7132/
Saneawa7113/
Sanewai7113/
Sainowe7110/
Saniwer717/
Sajneew714/
Sanhawi713/
Sanehue713/
Sanjeve712/
Sanjewi712/
Sanivee712/
Sanewaj712/
Shonewe712/
Sanjewa712/
Sanhave711/
Sanawee711/
Sanjuee711/
Saïnebe711/
Shahneawez711/
Sanjhwa711/
Sannewa711/
Saneevi711/
Chanewe711/
Sanhwaj711/
Janewey710/
Sanever710/
Sanjeewa6753,758/
Sanjeeva673,155/
Sanjeevi671,686/
Shenaweh671,328/
Sanewait6738/
Sanjivee6724/
Sahnewaj6719/
Sanjeevy6718/
Sanjeeve6713/
Shanewaj6710/
Shaneeva678/
Shanhiwa677/
Shonhiwe676/
Shangeve674/
Sangivee673/
Sayneeva673/
Sanjw672/
Saniw672/
Sannewaj671/
Sanneeva671/
Sonew671/
Shanibee671/
Shanjebe671/
Seanever671/
Sanjevee671/
Shennawe671/
Shongewe671/
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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 Sanhewe
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