Siweni Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia511:310,78317,285
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Siweni (11) may also be a first name.

Siweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siweni is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siweni? popularity and diffusion

Siweni is the 2,394,033rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siweni are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Siweni is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The surname Siweni is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 75 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.

Siweni Last Name Statistics demography

Siweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.49% less than the national average, earning R 96,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siwenyi921/
Siewenie8618/
Sishweni862/
Siwena8337/
Siwene8326/
Seweni838/
Siveni838/
Siwini837/
Saiveni7762/
Siwinit7742/
Saiwini7742/
Syoweni7716/
Siveeni778/
Szibeni771/
Siswene771/
Sibeeni771/
Sheweni771/
Sibenai771/
Soibeni771/
Shiwene771/
Chihweni714/
Chiwenyi713/
Sivenich712/
Saiwinai711/
Shiwenge711/
Sevienie710/
Seveni67333/
Sibene67305/
Sivini67139/
Sevini6751/
Siveny6721/
Sivena6710/
Siwine675/
Sewena672/
Sewene671/
Ziwini671/
Sebéni671/
Shishveni671/
Siwień671/
Sibeny670/

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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 Siweni
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