Sibulwa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sibulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sibulwa 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
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Sibulwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sibulwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibulwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sibulwa is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Sibulwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sibulwa live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,440,902. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 36 percent are found, Western Province, where 36 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

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
Shibolwa806/
Chibulwa801/
Sibolwe711/
Cibulua711/
Sebulwe711/
Sebutlwe6713/
Shibolwe674/
Chibulwe674/
Ssebulba671/
Sebuilwe671/

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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 Sibulwa
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