Sibamba Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sibamba Surname Definition:

Sibamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: favoured one.

Sibamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4581:118,29214,071
Zimbabwe1611:95,89013,594
Zambia1421:111,6198,680
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Sibamba (356) may also be a first name.

Sibamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sibamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: favoured one.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sibamba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sibamba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sibamba occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sibamba is the 399,716th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. Sibamba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sibamba reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sibamba is also the 461,707th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 356 people.

The surname Sibamba is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 118,292. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa Sibamba exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Zambia, where 16 percent reside.

Sibamba Last Name Statistics demography

Sibamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.48% less than the national average, earning R 141,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibamba93216/
Sibambah9340/
Sibhamba931/
Sibambo862,779/
Cibamba86275/
Sibambe86271/
Sebamba8675/
Sibambi8653/
Gibamba8627/
Siwamba864/
Zibamba863/
Sibanba863/
Sibemba862/
Chibamba804,665/
Shibambo804,595/
Simpamba803,808/
Shivamba80110/
Shibomba8083/
Shiwamba8048/
Shibemba8046/
Shibambi8036/
Shibambe8028/
Djibamba804/
Shibamby803/
Ssebamba802/
Saibambe801/
Saibambo801/
Simphamba75105/
Saimpamba751/
Sivambhai751/
Shiboomba751/
Shibamboo751/
Cibambo71140/
Sebambo71137/
Sivambo7191/
Cibambe7190/
Sibombi7175/
Cibambi7156/
Sebambe7129/
Cibemba7127/
Sibombo7113/
Sivambi7113/
Sibombe7110/
Siwambo719/
Sibanua714/
Jibambo714/
Xibambo714/
Sebanba714/
Sibanbo712/
Sebambi711/
Chibasimba711/
Gibambo711/
Ssebatimba711/
Sivomba711/
Zebamba711/
Civamba711/
Xivamba711/
Chibambo676,200/
Chiwamba671,479/
Chibomba67608/
Chivamba67506/
Shivambo67484/
Shibombi67155/
Shebambo67139/
Siwamwai67107/
Shivambe6798/
Siboombe6780/
Chibambe6774/
Shibombe6728/
Shibombo6724/
Shivambi677/
Chibanba672/
Shibanbo671/
Chibachimba671/
Shivamby671/
Shibanva671/
Sybanbai671/
Shiwamwa671/
Shiwomba671/
Ssebambe671/
Ssebambi671/
Chebamba671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sibamba
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