Songiwe Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Songiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Songiwe (77) may also be a first name.
Songiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Songiwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Songiwe? popularity and diffusion
Songiwe is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Songiwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Songiwe is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shongiwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Songawe | 86 | 83 | / |
| Jongiwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sangiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shongiwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shongive | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shengiwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shongewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songoiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonsiw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangawe | 71 | 4,198 | / |
| Sangiwa | 71 | 898 | / |
| Songewa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Songuve | 71 | 22 | / |
| Songave | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonsibe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanguwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shangiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shonguve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sangevie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sonsiwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sangaiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sangivee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sangiewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sangieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sungieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songybai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangaiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soonsiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songgave | 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 Songiwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis