Siiwa Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Siiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Siiwa (166) may also be a first name.

Siiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siiwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siiwa? popularity and diffusion

Siiwa is the 2,091,648th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siiwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 166 people.

The last name Siiwa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe Siiwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 57 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiiwa914/
Sieiwa911/
Shiiwua83149/
Sieiwat831/
Ziiwa80624/
Siiba8080/
Siiva8026/
Syiwa8013/
Giiwa804/
Siywa802/
Siewa802/
Shihiewa774/
Shiiba73202/
Siejwa73103/
Jijiwa7396/
Zziiwa7343/
Seiwah7311/
Shiiva739/
Sihiba737/
Siibay735/
Chiiwa734/
Siywau734/
Siujwa734/
Siivay733/
Sieway732/
Siivas732/
Ziiwwa731/
Siuywa731/
Siiwid731/
Siiova731/
Sihiwe731/
Siibha731/
Chijiwa671,693/
Shiewua6715/
Chiiswa6710/
Sihehwa679/
Chiiwua677/
Seiwaah672/
Sihieva672/
Sehaiwa672/
Siewass671/
Saijewa671/
Shieiwi671/
Shiivai671/

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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 Siiwa
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