Shingwa Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4551:116,35511,135
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shingwa (1,523) may also be a first name.

Shingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shingwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shingwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 522,545th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shingwa reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shingwa is also the 198,878th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 1,523 people.

The last name Shingwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 116,355. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 53 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Shingwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shingwad934/
Shing'wa934/
Shingwah931/
Singwa92456/
Sichingwa881/
Chingwa861,309/
Shungwa86642/
Shingwe86280/
Singwai8693/
Shingva8642/
Shinkwa8633/
Shingba8611/
Singway866/
Shengwa862/
Saingwa861/
Seingwa861/
Shincwa861/
Singkwa861/
Shemngwa80179/
Singwatt8034/
Shengwai8029/
Chingway8026/
Saingwea8024/
Chuingwa802/
Ching'wa801/
Chingwai801/
Singhwad801/
Shinghua801/
Shingbah801/
Singkwat801/
Sheungwa801/
Shinguay801/
Shuungwa801/
Chingkwa801/
Singhwai801/
Shinkway800/
Sungwa775,667/
Sengwa77574/
Singua77386/
Singba77326/
Singwo7798/
Cingwa777/
Sinkwa773/
Singva772/
Xingwa771/
Chisingwa7594/
Sichingwe752/
Chingkwai751/
Sheungwai751/
Shiningwe751/
Singuay71383/
Chingua71333/
Seengwa71157/
Chengwa71146/
Shingvi7182/
Singbay7166/
Singcua7147/
Shenkwa7145/
Sinkway7142/
Singwey7142/
Singhva7125/
Shengwe7125/
Sungwai7123/
Shingve7118/
Saengwa7115/
Seungwa7110/
Shingbe7110/
Sunghwa718/
Shengva717/
Singbea717/
Sengwai717/
Sung'wa716/
Singbai716/
Singvah715/
Seng'wa715/
Singuat715/
Singwoo714/
Shingui713/
Sengkwa713/
Shungua713/
Sinkwai712/
Saingwe712/
Zingwah712/
Syongwa712/
Hcengwa712/
Chingwo711/
Chimgwa711/
Chitengwah711/
Chichingwa711/
Seingwe711/
Singbha711/
Shingue711/
Singuah711/
Senghwa711/
Sengwoa711/
Chyngwa711/
Singwei711/
Sengway711/
Sengwua711/
Singuai711/
Sung'hwa67472/
Chinguad67432/
Saengwai6780/
Cheengwa6745/
Singhuap6743/
Seingbah6724/
Singkuat6722/
Shenghua6721/
Senengwa6720/
Singguat6711/
Singhvad6710/
Singkuea677/
Shengwei676/
Chingwei674/
Sisengwe672/
Shinghvi672/
Seng'hwa672/
Sinyngwe672/
Singcuat672/
Chuinkwa672/
Chinkwai672/
Hsinghua671/
Singhvaa671/
Singhvai671/
Singwhey671/
Shingboi671/
Sungh'wa671/
Saingbah671/
Chinkwea671/
Shengbai671/
Singguay671/
Shengkwi671/
Shungwei671/
Siengbai671/
Sehngwei671/
Chinghua671/
Seangwad671/
Senghwat671/
Saenghwa671/
Chengwai671/
Chengway671/
Singwood670/
Seunghwa670/

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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 Shingwa
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