Siwa Surname

42,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Siwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6291:33,2584,247
Uganda1,4781:26,4143,711
Nepal1,4151:20,128948
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
Kenya1,2051:38,3244,083
Poland1,1721:32,4314,993
Tanzania1,0201:51,9045,752
Indonesia7071:187,05717,934
Philippines5761:175,76128,423
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Papua New Guinea2171:37,5754,533
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Solomon Islands431:13,4892,481
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Benin361:287,10024,014
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Czechia271:393,83245,478
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Niger231:834,43619,133
England191:2,932,529101,561
Bhutan141:44,003608
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Siwá (6) & Śiwa (1) are calculated separately.

Siwa (16,251) may also be a first name.

Siwa Last Name Facts

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

Siwa (Arabic: صيوه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻯ, Hindi: सीवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: སི་ཝ།) is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Siwá or Śiwa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,909th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 600,688 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Siwa reside; 31 percent reside in East Africa and 26 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Siwa is also the 43,960th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 16,251 people.

The surname Siwa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,629 people, or 1 in 33,258. In South Africa Siwa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Nepal, where 12 percent live.

Siwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Siwa last name is principally Christian (71%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Siwa surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Siwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.28% less than the national average, earning R 120,528 per year; in United States they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning $53,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $42,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siwá926/
Śiwa921/
Shiwa893,136/
Saiwa891,794/
Seiwa891,070/
Siwai89771/
Sihwa89331/
Siwau8984/
Sziwa8970/
Siwah8932/
Suiwa8929/
Siway8916/
Siwaa8915/
Siwua8911/
Siwaz893/
Siwea893/
Soiwa893/
Ssiwa893/
Siwaj892/
Siewa892/
Sciwa892/
Siwoa891/
Sjiwa891/
Shiwai80448/
Shiwua80350/
Siwoha80165/
Siejwa80103/
Siewah8065/
Saiway8051/
Shoiwa8035/
Saiwai8020/
Shaiwa8018/
Siswas8018/
Seiway8012/
Seiwah8011/
Siwatz8011/
Saiwaj808/
Siwass808/
Shiwah807/
Saiwah806/
Sisway805/
Seiwaa805/
Saiwea805/
Schiwa805/
Siujwa804/
Suiwah803/
Siwadh802/
Sihwai802/
Siwacz802/
Sieway802/
Shiwau802/
Shiwoa802/
Suiswa802/
Hsihwa801/
Siwaaz801/
Siwahy801/
Sihway801/
Shiwaa801/
Siuywa801/
Siwasz801/
Siwuay801/
Seiwai801/
Siwatp801/
Siwaai801/
Sichwa801/
Shihwa801/
Sheiwa801/
Sihwad801/
Sihwat801/
Siwaja801/
Siwatt801/
Giwa7539,545/
Siva7530,314/
Sewa7510,797/
Siwi759,652/
Ziwa758,309/
Siba757,792/
Jiwa754,499/
Siwo752,971/
Siwy752,644/
Siwe75843/
Ciwa7575/
Sywa7523/
Xiwa7512/
Siwj752/
Séwa751/
Siwé751/
Siwatch7387/
Shiwach7332/
Shiewua7315/
Seiweah739/
Siwasch736/
Sishwas734/
Seiwatz732/
Seiwaah732/
Sziwacz732/
Scheiwa731/
Siswath731/
Siwaadh731/
Siwaich731/
Shuiwah731/
Shijwad731/
Shiwath731/
Seiwhea731/
Shihwua731/
Shhiwua731/
Siewass731/
Sziwatz731/
Saiwaad731/
Shiwuaa731/
Shiwuah731/
Siewwah731/
Saiswua731/
Saiswat731/
Shiwaiz731/
Shaiwai731/
Saiwach730/
Shiba6758,974/
Shiva6718,468/
Zziwa6714,610/
Shewa6711,751/
Sibai679,501/
Saiba678,986/
Siewe676,703/
Djiwa673,243/
Chiwa672,447/
Sibay672,323/
Sivas671,627/
Sivat671,597/
Seiba671,318/
Sivaz67715/
Sieba67714/
Sziva67542/
Soiba67501/
Sciba67447/
Sibau67426/
Zihwa67316/
Sihua67312/
Shiwi67311/
Suiba67302/
Sewah67283/
Dziwa67271/
Saiva67236/
Sewai67231/
Seiva67199/
Jijwa67177/
Sibaa67151/
Szewa67127/
Sivai67125/
Sewaï67124/
Shiwe67116/
Ziswa67114/
Seiwo67104/
Saiwe6794/
Siwoi6790/
Sivaj6789/
Sisua6789/
Jaiwa6787/
Jiwai6783/
Shiwo6782/
Siwih6777/
Saiwo6777/
Sejwa6777/
Giwai6767/
Sivad6763/
Seuwa6762/
Siwei6760/
Sibea6758/
Sibha6757/
Sivay6751/
Ziway6751/
Sieva6747/
Saiwi6739/
Saywa6734/
Ziwai6732/
Tjiwa6726/
Sitva6725/
Sihwi6725/
Ziewa6723/
Seewa6722/
Siwie6720/
Zhiwa6719/
Seawa6719/
Suiva6718/
Sziwe6718/
Sajwa6717/
Sewaî6717/
Sivaa6716/
Seiwe6716/
Siwou6716/
Sewwa6715/
Siwoh6715/
Sihba6715/
Sivah6713/
Sewua6712/
Siwii6711/
Ssiba6711/
Ssewa6711/
Jiway6710/
Soiva679/
Suywa679/
Sisva678/
Seway678/
Jeiwa677/
Sivha677/
Ciway677/
Sivga677/
Gihwa677/
Jiwua677/
Siwij676/
Siewi676/
Seywa675/
Ziwau675/
Sibaï675/
Siwui675/
Soiwo675/
Sjiva674/
Siwwi674/
Giwua674/
Sewea674/
Sewoa674/
Giwea674/
Sxiba674/
Sihva673/
Sewha673/
Siweh673/
Sehwa673/
Giwaa673/
Ziwwa673/
Sewaa673/
Siewé673/
Sivau673/
Soiwe673/
Zaiwa673/
Sewaj672/
Sibaj672/
Giwwa672/
Siçva672/
Giewa672/
Siswy672/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Sciva671/
Sivap671/
Ziwea671/
Hsiba671/
Sishwaha671/
Siweu671/
Siweć671/
Siwoj671/
Siwouhai671/
Siwue671/
Sivaş671/
Sivoa671/
Si'ua671/
Sziwy671/
Sgiva671/
Sywaz671/
Siwee671/
Siwoo671/
Xiwwa671/
Xihwa671/
Sgiba671/
Siwoy671/
Jiwha671/
Scheiway670/

Siwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siwa in the Tibetan language
སི་ཝ།siwa-
Siwa in the Oriya language
ଶିୱାsiwa52.38
ସିୱାsiwa42.86
ସିବାsiba4.76
Siwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﻯswy50
ﺳﻴﻮﺍsywa33.33
ﺳﻮﺍswa16.67
Siwa in the Hindi language
सीवाsiva50
शिवाsiva50
Siwa in the Arabic language
صيوهsywh-
سيوهsywh-

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