Around the world, Aphiwe (Aphiwe 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The forename Aphiwe is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Very seldom, Aphiwe is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Aphiwe | United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, South Africa, United States |
| aphiwe lubisi football player (b. 1991) |
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| aphiwe dyantyi South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1994) |
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| aphiwe ngwevu (b. 1998) |
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