Siniwa Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Siniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1741:88,72612,807
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Siniwa (22) may also be a first name.

Siniwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siniwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Siniwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Siniwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Siniwa is the 841,044th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Siniwa is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Siniwa reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Siniwa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 88,726. In Zimbabwe Siniwa is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Siniwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiniwa929/
Siniwai921/
Shingiwa86199/
Shinhiwa8661/
Siniva83226/
Siniwe8349/
Siniwi8331/
Siniba8319/
Sinewa8314/
Giniwa8314/
Seniwa834/
Ziniwa832/
Sinuwa831/
Sinhwa831/
Siniwet77334/
Sineway7776/
Chiniwa7722/
Sinivas7715/
Shiniwe779/
Shinywa779/
Zinhiwa776/
Siniova775/
Shinhwa774/
Sinivah773/
Sinibai772/
Sinewai771/
Sinieva771/
Sinjwat771/
Sinuwai771/
Sinuway771/
Sinibah771/
Sinibay771/
Sinivai771/
Seniowa771/
Shinivas7114/
Shinibai713/
Sainivas713/
Chiniwat712/
Chinaiwa712/
Shineway711/
Shinivad711/
Shimhiwa711/
Chinhiwa711/
Sainieva711/
Sainibai711/
Sineva671,843/
Senewa67982/
Xiniwe67129/
Seniwi6796/
Sinewe6792/
Seniva6780/
Cinywa6770/
Senuwa6748/
Ciniva6740/
Sinjui6734/
Jeniwa6720/
Sineba6718/
Sinhua6714/
Seniwe6714/
Sinibi6711/
Seniwo679/
Ziniva679/
Seniba679/
Giniwo679/
Sinevi678/
Sinive678/
Sinibo678/
Sinewi677/
Ginywa676/
Jinhwa674/
Geniwa674/
Jinewa674/
Sinhva673/
Sinhui672/
Ziniba672/
Sinjwe672/
Ciniwe672/
Zinywa672/
Xinywa671/
Xinjwa671/
Xiniba671/
Sinuva671/
Ginjwa671/
Cheiniwat671/
Ciniba671/
Shainivas671/
Giniva671/
Jinjwa671/
Sinebi671/
Sinyva671/
Jiniva671/

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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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  • 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 Siniwa
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