Siniwe Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Siniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Siniwe (44) may also be a first name.

Siniwe Last Name Facts

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

Siniwe is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siniwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Siniwe are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Siniwe is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 44 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe Siniwe is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 98 percent are found and Harare Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siniwet92334/
Shiniwe929/
Siniw914/
Sineyiwe861/
Siniwa83327/
Sinawe83282/
Xiniwe83129/
Sinewe8392/
Siniwi8331/
Jiniwe8322/
Sinuwe8317/
Seniwe8314/
Sinive838/
Sinjwe832/
Ciniwe832/
Sinivee77146/
Siniver7736/
Sinives7726/
Sinivie7721/
Shiniwa779/
Sinawei778/
Hsinewe772/
Siniwai771/
Sinieva771/
Sinhwee771/
Seniw73307/
Sinew7328/
Shinhiwa7161/
Siniveer7112/
Shinnawe711/
Sainieva711/
Senewe671,846/
Siniva67226/
Sinebe67131/
Seniwi6796/
Shinew6785/
Senawe6758/
Sinave6741/
Sinjui6734/
Senive6721/
Sinuve6721/
Sinewa6714/
Sinibi6711/
Ginibe6710/
Senibe678/
Sinevi678/
Sinewi677/
Geniwe676/
Sineve675/
Seniwa674/
Chainiwes674/
Sineby673/
Sinhui672/
Ziniwa672/
Sinjue672/
Sinhue671/
Ciniweicz671/
Zinewe671/
Sinebi671/
Xeniwe671/
Sehniw671/
Cinywe671/
Shinayibe671/
Sainew671/
Chainiwed671/

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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 Siniwe
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