Sibenu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sibenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sibenu (4) may also be a first name.

Sibenu Last Name Facts

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

Sibenu is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibenu? popularity and diffusion

Sibenu is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibenu are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sibenu is also the 6,192,526th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Sibenu is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibenou9254/
Shibenu921/
Saibenu921/
Suibenou863/
Sibhengu862/
Sibienou861/
Jibenu835/
Sibonu833/
Sebenu833/
Gibenu833/
Sibanu833/
Sebengu7764/
Sibinau7729/
Sibanou7717/
Chibenu7716/
Saibonu777/
Saibanu774/
Shibinu774/
Sibinus774/
Sebenou774/
Sivenus773/
Saibnou772/
Sibonou771/
Sibenoe771/
Siebanu771/
Scibanu771/
Sivengu771/
Saivenu771/
Siebenhaus7521/
Djibenou7112/
Chibenou712/
Sebienou711/
Saibanou711/
Sibhainu711/
Shibingu711/
Chibenhu711/
Saibanuu711/
Shibnauth67349/
Sewenu6721/
Zebenu6710/
Sebanu671/
Sihouenou671/
Siwinu671/
Shivnu671/

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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 Sibenu
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