Senwa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Senwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Senwa (1,047) may also be a first name.

Senwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Senwa is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Senwa reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Senwa is also the 247,516th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 1,047 people.

The surname Senwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 497,043. In South Africa Senwa is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Limpopo, where 39 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Senwa Last Name Statistics demography

Senwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning R 185,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shenwa9119,416/
Senwah91488/
Saenwa91321/
Senwua9150/
Seinwa9121/
Seanwa914/
Senway912/
Sienwa912/
Senwha911/
Suenwa911/
Snwa896/
Saenwai8353/
Shenwai8347/
Senweah832/
Shenway830/
Scenway830/
Senba8010,187/
Sinwa80240/
Semwa80184/
Senua8048/
Genwa8018/
Senwi808/
Senwo807/
Zenwa803/
Snwai802/
Jenwa802/
Xenwa802/
Snwah801/
Senwy801/
Senwe801/
Shennway771/
Senbai73307/
Shinwa73202/
Senbay7347/
Genway7323/
Shenwe7323/
Chenwa7318/
Sinewa7314/
Saenwi7312/
Sinwai7312/
Zenway7311/
Senweh737/
Senwed735/
Senuat735/
Senwuo734/
Jenwai733/
Sinwah733/
Shenwi733/
Sainwa733/
Sisnwa732/
Senwei732/
Senwou732/
Senbaa732/
Genwad731/
Sinhwa731/
Shnwaj731/
Senwee731/
Sinway731/
Seenwi731/
Shhnwa731/
Shnwah731/
Sienba731/
Sehnwi731/
Senmba731/
Senwui731/
Djenwa731/
Saenua731/
Saenwo731/
Sinwad731/
Shnwaz731/
Cenway730/
Sheenwgay711/
Sineway6776/
Shinwah6725/
Sinwaya6721/
Suinwai6713/
Shenwei6712/
Saenwoo679/
Snba676/
Shhnwaj675/
Shinwai675/
Shinhwa674/
Hseenwi674/
Sheenwi673/
Shhnwaz673/
Chenway672/
Seunwou672/
Sajnwaj671/
Chenwai671/
Jennhwa671/
Genwaad671/
Snwo671/
Shnwaaj671/
Sinweah671/
Gehnway671/
Zienway671/
Chenwea671/
Seenwii671/
Jennway671/
Zhenwai671/
Zehnwaz671/
Znwa671/
Sinwash671/
Shnwaiz671/
Sinewai671/
Semwatz671/
Seanwoo671/
Saenwee671/
Sinwath671/
Xnwa671/
Jnwa671/
Shinway670/

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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 Senwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis