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 occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siweni reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Siweni is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Siweni is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia Siweni is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 75 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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