Sibawu Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sibawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Sibawu (13) may also be a first name.

Sibawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sibawu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sibawu is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibawu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 31 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Sibawu Last Name Statistics demography

Sibawu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.47% less than the national average, earning R 146,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibawu9227/
Siebawou861/
Sibewu83184/
Sibabu8397/
Cibawu8334/
Gibawu8321/
Sivawu8319/
Sibavu838/
Sebawu831/
Saibabu77557/
Sibaibu77145/
Shibabu77141/
Sibabou774/
Suibabu773/
Chibawu771/
Shibewu771/
Saibaabu714/
Saaibabu712/
Chibawou711/
Sivabhau711/
Saibabau711/
Chibhawu711/
Jibowu67344/
Sebabu6726/
Sivavu673/
Sibevu673/
Zibewu672/
Sibovu671/
Sebewu671/
Zibabu671/
Zivawu671/
Sivhabu62113/
Sebabou6239/
Saybabu625/
Shivabu622/
Syvabau621/
Shebabu621/
Ssibevu621/
Chiboywu573/
Zaibabou571/
Shivabhu571/
Seiboubou531/
Zibovu5012/
Zivavu501/
Sebevu501/
Cibobu501/

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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 Sibawu
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