Soniwe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Soniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Soniwe (88) may also be a first name.

Soniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soniwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Soniwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soniwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Soniwe are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 88 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoniwe928/
Shonhiwe866/
Shongiwe862/
Shoniwea861/
Sonibe8374/
Zoniwe8333/
Sonive8329/
Seniwe8314/
Soniwa8310/
Sonuwe838/
Saniwe836/
Sonawe832/
Sonewe832/
Shoniwa776,302/
Saniwee77151/
Sounawe7782/
Sonieva7746/
Saniwer777/
Shonuwe774/
Sonibea773/
Shonawe772/
Shonewe772/
Shonywe771/
Sonhiwa771/
Shonjwe771/
Saniw732/
Sonew731/
Shonhiwa719,096/
Shonihwa714/
Shonieva714/
Jasniwet713/
Shongive712/
Sanihwee712/
Soniyeva711/
Saaniwie711/
Shongewe711/
Shoniewa711/
Senewe671,846/
Sanawe67108/
Seniwi6796/
Sognihoue6766/
Saniwa6762/
Sonave6760/
Sanive6754/
Schoenewe6751/
Sonibi6741/
Suniwi6723/
Senive6721/
Saniwi6714/
Soneby6714/
Sanibe6711/
Sonuve6711/
Sonivi6710/
Sonewa679/
Sonebi679/
Sanewe677/
Soniva673/
Sonebe672/
Zoniwa672/
Sanuwe672/
Jonewe671/
Conive671/
Sonhui671/
Shonhihwa671/
Zuniwe671/
Souniyabe671/
Jonive671/
Schoniver670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Soniwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis