Shengiwe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shengiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shengiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shengiwe (20) may also be a first name.

Shengiwe Last Name Facts

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

Shengiwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shengiwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shengiwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shengiwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 20 people.

The surname Shengiwe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sengiwe931/
Shengiwa8832/
Shongiwe882/
Chengiwe881/
Sengewe8027/
Sengiwa809/
Singiwe806/
Songiwe802/
Sangiwe801/
Shengew801/
Cengiwe801/
Sengawe801/
Shingiwa75199/
Shinguwe7553/
Shengave759/
Shongive752/
Chingiwe751/
Shongewe751/
Sengiyawi7134/
Senciw719/
Sengew714/
Sengewa6760/
Singibe6748/
Sengebi6727/
Sengewi6721/
Sengeve6720/
Sengibi6718/
Singiwa6710/
Sengave674/
Sengebe672/
Sanguwe671/
Senzibe671/
Seingiyabe671/
Sengeva671/
Sensibe670/

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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 Shengiwe
  • 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