Singiwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Singiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Singiwe (35) may also be a first name.
Singiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Singiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Singiwe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Singiwe? popularity and diffusion
Singiwe is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Singiwe reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Singiwe is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singibe | 86 | 48 | / |
| Jingiwe | 86 | 17 | / |
| Singuwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Singiwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sengiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zingiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shengiwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Singibhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Singhive | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dzingiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Singew | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sinjiw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Singhawee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Singeve | 71 | 129 | / |
| Singibi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Sengewe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Zinguwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Singjui | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sengiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Singave | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sinsiew | 71 | 2 | / |
| Singhew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cingibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cengiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gingibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sengawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singuvi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shingave | 67 | 316 | / |
| Sinsewee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Singhivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chengiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shingevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singever | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinggiwa | 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 Singiwe
- 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