Shoniwa Surname

77,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shoniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,7961:2,664178
Zambia2691:58,9225,361
England851:655,50738,035
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Shoniwa (763) may also be a first name.

Shoniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoniwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shoniwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoniwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,612th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,156,386 people. Shoniwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shoniwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 297,279th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 763 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 5,796 people, or 1 in 2,664. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 39 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Shoniwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shoniwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 248.72% more than the national average, earning R 828,696 per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Shoniwa
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