Sibutu Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sibutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia911:174,17511,962
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sibutu (21) may also be a first name.

Sibutu Last Name Facts

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

Sibutu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibutu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sibutu are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The surname Sibutu is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 174,175. In Zambia Sibutu is most frequent in: Western Province, where 96 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibuthu921/
Shibutu921/
Siboutou861/
Sebutu839,226/
Sibotu8310/
Gibutu837/
Zibutu834/
Sivutu831/
Saiboutou801/
Chibutu77635/
Sivuthu7777/
Gibutau7715/
Sivhutu7710/
Gibuthu771/
Gibutui771/
Shivutu771/
Sebahutu7180/
Sychbutu7113/
Seboutou713/
Chiboutu711/
Ssebuutu711/
Jebutu67421/
Sychbutuh6712/
Cibotu671/
Djiboutou671/
Chaiboutou631/
Cimputu624/
Sibothu623/
Chiwutu622/
Chivutu621/
Zimputu621/
Zivhutu621/
Shibotou571/
Djeboutou5325/

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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 Sibutu
  • 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