Sigwenye Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sigwenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingwenye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shing'wenye | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chigwenye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikwenya | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sigwinya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sigueney | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sekwenye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikwanye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikwenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sigbenou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ziqwenge | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sekwenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekwenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Syguenay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekwenje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sequanye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenje | 59 | 260 | / |
| Shikwinya | 59 | 29 | / |
| Shekwonye | 59 | 3 | / |
| Chekwenyey | 56 | 1 | / |
| Segbenou | 50 | 700 | / |
| Seguenou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Siguinau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Siquinay | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sikwanji | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sekwenja | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sigwenye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis