Shiweya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shiweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shiweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiweya is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shiweya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiweya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiweya is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shiweya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiweya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shiweya is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,409,401. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Namibia Shiweya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Shiweya
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