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

The last name Siwa (Arabic: صيوه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻯ, Hindi: सीवा, Oriya: ଶିୱା, Tibetan: སི་ཝ།) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Siwá or Śiwa. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Siwa is the 42,909^th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 600,688 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Siwa live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 26 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Siwa is also the 43,960^th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 16,251 people.

Siwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,629 people, or 1 in 33,258. In South Africa Siwa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and Nepal, where 12 percent are found.

Siwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (71%) in Kenya.

In The United States Siwa are 5.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.