Sihwanya Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Sihwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sihwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sihwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sihwanya is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sihwanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sihwanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 65 percent live and Midlands Province, where 35 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siwanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sibhanya | 88 | 11 | / |
| Chihwanya | 82 | 7 | / |
| Sivhanyaa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Siwanja | 80 | 25 | / |
| Siwania | 80 | 24 | / |
| Sibanya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sewanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siwanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ciwanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suwanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siwanyot | 75 | 85 | / |
| Shivanya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ssewanya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Siswanyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chiwanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siwainyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shibanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siwaunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shuvanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suwanyaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sethuanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiwania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihwanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiswanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevanya | 67 | 132 | / |
| Zibanya | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ziwanja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sibanye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sewanyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sewanye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sivania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sebanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sibanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sibania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihuaña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sivagna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sibanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivanaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shivanayya | 67 | 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 Sihwanya
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