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 is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woniwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woniwe is the 3,373,373rd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found 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 last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 90 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa Woniwe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 3 percent live.

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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