Sibuwe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sibuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sibuwe (3) may also be a first name.

Sibuwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sibuwe occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sibuwe is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sibuwe are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 3 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea Sibuwe is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibuwe921/
Shibuswe861/
Sibube8317/
Sibowe8311/
Sebuwe833/
Sibuwa832/
Saibuw831/
Sibuve831/
Chibuwe77927/
Shibowe7749/
Sibuywa774/
Sibouwa771/
Shibube771/
Siboube771/
Jaibuwe771/
Saibuwa771/
Seiboube714/
Sebushwe711/
Chibuhwe711/
Sebowe67179/
Sebuwa6729/
Sebube676/

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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 Sibuwe
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