Sabantu Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Sabantu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 143 | 1:110,839 | 8,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sabantu (12) may also be a first name.
Sabantu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabantu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sabantu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sabantu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabantu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,364,059th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Sabantu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sabantu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sabantu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 110,839. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 98 percent are found, Central Province, where 1 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Sabantu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabantu | 93 | 706 | / |
| Siabantu | 93 | 41 | / |
| Sabanthu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sabanttu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sabhantu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shabantou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shabanthu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sobantu | 86 | 1,214 | / |
| Sebantu | 86 | 77 | / |
| Savantu | 86 | 43 | / |
| Zabantu | 86 | 29 | / |
| Jabantu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssebantu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Savanthu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Savantau | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chabantu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sawantou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sobantuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shavantu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zabantout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Savontaus | 63 | 19 | / |
| Djoubaintou | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Sabantu
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