Sibangwa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sibangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sibangwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sibangwa (24) may also be a first name.

Sibangwa Last Name Facts

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

Sibangwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sibangwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibangwa? popularity and diffusion

Sibangwa is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Sibangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibangwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 39 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 33 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 26 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibangwa944/
Sibangwe8847/
Cibangwa882/
Zibangwa881/
Chibangwa82199/
Zivangwa752/
Shibongwe7118/
Simpangwe712/
Chibangwe712/
Chibongwa711/
Sebasengwe671/
Zivangwe639/
Sibongue632/
Zebangwe631/
Chibongwe5912/
Simpongwe5910/
Gebangbo501/
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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 Sibangwa
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