Seniwe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Seniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Seniwe (10) may also be a first name.

Seniwe Last Name Facts

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

Seniwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seniwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Seniwe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Seniwe live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Seniwe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Seniwe is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seniw91307/
Senewe831,846/
Seniwi8396/
Senawe8358/
Siniwe8349/
Senive8321/
Senibe838/
Soniwe838/
Geniwe836/
Saniwe836/
Seniwa834/
Sehniw831/
Xeniwe831/
Siniwet77334/
Saniwee77151/
Seneibe7735/
Sengewe7727/
Shiniwe779/
Shoniwe778/
Jeniwer771/
Sheniwi771/
Senawey771/
Senhibe771/
Seneive771/
Senaibe771/
Senew7323/
Siniw734/
Seniyawa7110/
Shonhiwe716/
Sanihwee712/
Saaniwie711/
Sineyiwe711/
Shennawe711/
Shoniwea711/
Senewa67982/
Senevi67597/
Siniwa67327/
Sinawe67282/
Senave67220/
Senibi67219/
Xiniwe67129/
Sinewe6792/
Genive6787/
Seniva6780/
Sanive6754/
Schoenewe6751/
Senewi6743/
Zoniwe6733/
Siniwi6731/
Sonive6729/
Seneby6728/
Jiniwe6722/
Shenew6721/
Seneve6721/
Schenewey6717/
Sinuwe6717/
Zenibe6716/
Saniwi6714/
Genibe6711/
Sinive678/
Sonuwe678/
Sanewe677/
Genewe675/
Seanew673/
Senhui672/
Sonewe672/
Sinjwe672/
Senjue672/
Sanuwe672/
Ciniwe672/
Jenive671/
Jenewe671/
Senebe671/
Senevy670/

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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 Seniwe
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