Sibanya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sibanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sibanya Last Name Facts

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

Sibanya (Marathi: सीबन्या) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sibanya live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 33 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent live and Southern Province, where 33 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sibanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sibanya in the Marathi language
सीबन्याsiban'ya-

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