Sibalwa Surname
Approximately 3,451 people bear this surname
Sibalwa Surname Definition:
Sibalwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone so intense he cannot be counted.
Sibalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,420 | 1:4,634 | 564 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Sibalwa (199) may also be a first name.
Sibalwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sibalwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone so intense he cannot be counted.
Sibalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sibalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sibalwa is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sibalwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sibalwa is the 131,037th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,111,720 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibalwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sibalwa is also the 642,605th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 199 people.
Sibalwa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 3,420 people, or 1 in 4,634. In Zambia Sibalwa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 74 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside and Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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