Shegwa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shegwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shegwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Shegwa (11) may also be a first name.

Shegwa Last Name Facts

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

Shegwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shegwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shegwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shegwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa Shegwa is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 57 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 41 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Shegwa Last Name Statistics demography

Shegwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.14% less than the national average, earning R 56,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segwa9166/
Shengwai8629/
Shekwa831,212/
Segwai83606/
Shagwa83355/
Sekgwa83307/
Shigwa83115/
Segway8355/
Seugwa8323/
Chegwa8311/
Shegba8310/
Shogwa8310/
Ssegwa832/
Seggwa832/
Segwas831/
Seagwa831/
Shegwe831/
Seakgwa77357/
Shigwah7714/
Shagwai7710/
Shengva777/
Sheakwa775/
Shokgwa773/
Shekwai771/
Shagwaj771/
Sheagba771/
Shegbea771/
Shegbah771/
Sseggwa771/
Segways771/
Seingwa771/
Shaghwa771/
Siegwad770/
Segwe73954/
Sagwa73781/
Sekwa73659/
Segba73645/
Sigwa73593/
Segua73451/
Sogwa7331/
Segwo7315/
Secwa732/
Segva731/
Segwi731/
Sygwa731/
Ssegwaya7153/
Shenghua7121/
Shekwgau716/
Shing'wa714/
Shighwua714/
Sheagbea711/
Shengkwi711/
Siegwast711/
Chigwa671,649/
Chegwe67868/
Shakwa67401/
Saigwa67310/
Shaqwa67306/
Seigua67229/
Shigba67180/
Segbea67150/
Sekwai67128/
Shekwo67120/
Shikwa6769/
Sekgwe6749/
Seakwa6746/
Sigway6733/
Seugwo6726/
Shegbe6718/
Shekua6716/
Siegba6714/
Sogwai6713/
Sagwai6713/
Shigva6711/
Seigba6710/
Seguea679/
Secwat679/
Seguai679/
Chegwo678/
Sakgwa676/
Sigwai675/
Seguah675/
Sseggwaya675/
Saekwa675/
Shegui674/
Shigua674/
Ssekwa674/
Sesgua674/
Segqua674/
Saegua673/
Seekwa672/
Seygua672/
Shagva672/
Shigwe672/
Segwou672/
Sagwah672/
Chegwi672/
Sheguo672/
Siegwauth671/
Shegue671/
Shekwi671/
Sekwad671/
Seagwe671/
Sehkwa671/
Seygba671/
Chegua671/
Saagwa671/
Shokwa671/
Seguas671/
Seïgua671/
Seukwa671/
Seugwe671/
Shogua671/
Ssigwa671/
Seegwe671/
Segbai671/
Segweu671/
Segwih671/
Soekwa671/
Sahkwa671/
Sxekwa671/
Siqgwa671/
Seguaa671/
Shiqwa671/
Xhekwa671/
Saegwo671/
Seguay670/

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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 Shegwa
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