Woniwe Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Woniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Woniwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woniwe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woniwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woniwe is the 3,373,373rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Woniwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woniwe are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Woniwe is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 90 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found and Free State, where 3 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Woniwe Last Name Statistics demography

Woniwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.44% less than the national average, earning R 115,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuoniwe9221/
Woniwei928/
Wonniwet864/
Wonoiwei861/
Woniwa8331/
Waniwe831/
Vogniwe7712/
Boniwey772/
Waniwa671,540/
Bonive67148/
Bonibe6738/
Wanawe6737/
Veniwe6714/
Wanive6713/
Wanewe676/
Wonibi675/
Vonawe674/
Wanuwe673/
Wenive671/
Weniwi671/
Wonewa671/
Wanjwe671/
Vonywe671/
Wonhui671/
Wanhwe671/

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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 Woniwe
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