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

Seniwa is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seniwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Seniwa is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Seniwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most common forename worldwide, held by 5 people.

The last name Seniwa is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Seniwa is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Seniwa
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