Xanwa Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Xanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nxanwa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Xhanwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanwa | 80 | 3,012 | / |
| Sanwah | 73 | 100 | / |
| Chanwa | 73 | 87 | / |
| Shanwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Sanwaj | 73 | 18 | / |
| Zanway | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sanway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sanwai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sanwua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Seanwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sainwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sanwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sianwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shanwaj | 67 | 123 | / |
| Sahnwaj | 67 | 68 | / |
| Zahnwea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chanway | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shanwad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chanhwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shanwai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chanwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zainway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zahnway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanwais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saunway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahnwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajnwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanhwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanwad | 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 Xanwa
- 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