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 most common in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanhewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sanhewe is the 1,061,269th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanhewe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 69,856. In Zimbabwe Sanhewe is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Sanhewe occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Mozambique, where 2 percent live.

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

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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/
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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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