Sodwa Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Sodwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
Sodwa (34) may also be a first name.
Sodwa Demographics
Average Sodwa Salary in
South Africa
R 34,668
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sodwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sodwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sodwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sodwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sodwa is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 34 people.
The last name Sodwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 588,888. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside.
Sodwa Last Name Statistics demography
Sodwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.41% less than the national average, earning R 34,668 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soudwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sodwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soedhwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Soodwah | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sedwa | 80 | 259 | / |
| Sotwa | 80 | 80 | / |
| Zodwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Sadwa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Sodwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sodua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sudwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jodway | 73 | 339 | / |
| Sedway | 73 | 182 | / |
| Sadhwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Sudway | 73 | 20 | / |
| Joudwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sudwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Sadwat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sadwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Soudva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shadwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sadwaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saedwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sothwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jodwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zodwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soudua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chodwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sostwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sudhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoedwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zodwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shedwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Codway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sudweha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sudwaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sodwith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sachdwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jodhwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shadwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sadhwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoedwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Southwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seedwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shotway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soodbai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sodwa
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