Seniwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Seniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Seniwa (5) may also be a first name.

Seniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seniwa is most common in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seniwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Seniwa is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Seniwa are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 5 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Seniwa is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seniowa921/
Senewa83982/
Siniwa83327/
Seniwi8396/
Seniva8380/
Saniwa8362/
Senuwa8348/
Jeniwa8320/
Seniwe8314/
Soniwa8310/
Seniwo839/
Seniba839/
Geniwa834/
Shoniwa776,302/
Shaniwa77121/
Seneiba7762/
Shenuwa7715/
Seneway7713/
Shiniwa779/
Senibai779/
Sheniba775/
Senewad775/
Senaiba772/
Sheniwi771/
Sonhiwa771/
Zeniway771/
Siniwai771/
Seneiva771/
Senhiba771/
Seniova771/
Seeniva771/
Shonhiwa719,096/
Shingiwa71199/
Shinhiwa7161/
Shanhiwa717/
Seenivas715/
Shonihwa714/
Shennuwa713/
Shenewad712/
Sceniova712/
Shanaiwa711/
Shoniwea711/
Shoniewa711/
Shenewaz711/
Ssenyowa711/
Seneewat711/
Soenuwai711/
Senewe671,846/
Senevi67597/
Senibo67552/
Zeniba67332/
Seneva67287/
Senewo67237/
Siniva67226/
Senibi67219/
Sanuwa6763/
Senyva6750/
Seneba6749/
Siniwe6749/
Senewi6743/
Genewa6742/
Cenywa6737/
Shennewad6733/
Siniwi6731/
Senive6721/
Siniba6719/
Saniva6718/
Jeniva6717/
Giniwa6714/
Sinewa6714/
Geniva6713/
Sonewa679/
Senibe678/
Soniva673/
Senhui672/
Zoniwa672/
Ziniwa672/
Jenhwa672/
Sehenewaz671/
Zeniva671/
Sinhwa671/
Sonuwa671/
Shonhihwa671/
Sheenivas671/
Shahniwaj671/
Xeniwe671/
Sanjwa671/
Saniwo671/
Sinuwa671/
Geniba671/
Cheiniwat671/
Sanewa671/
Scheneway670/

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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
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  • 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 Seniwa
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