Sibenya Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

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

Sibenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sibenya Last Name Facts

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

Sibenya has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibenya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 224,804. In South Africa Sibenya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 29 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Sibenya occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

Sibenya Last Name Statistics demography

Sibenya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.95% less than the national average, earning R 137,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibhenya9375/
Sivenya86181/
Gibenya8688/
Sebenya8611/
Sibhanya8011/
Siswenya804/
Shibanya801/
Zzibenya801/
Seibenia801/
Sibnha771/
Jibenja7175/
Zibanya7128/
Shevnya7120/
Sebenja7112/
Sibinia7112/
Gebenya717/
Sivenia717/
Sewenya713/
Sibonia712/
Sibania712/
Sibanja711/
Sywinya711/
Givenya711/
Shebnya711/
Sevenya711/
Sibinja711/
Sibonja711/
Ziwenya711/
Syovinya67204/
Chibinya67102/
Jibenjah674/
Gibeinea671/
Sebainya671/
Sisbinyo671/
Sebeniah671/
Saywinya671/
Szebenyo671/
Zibhonya671/

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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 Sibenya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis