Sibwa Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sibwa (11) may also be a first name.

Sibwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sibwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sibwa is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Sibwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sibwa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sibwa is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Sibwa is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent live and Kayunga District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibwa9111/
Sibewa915/
Ssibwa914/
Sibwha911/
Sibwau911/
Sibwas911/
Sihbwa911/
Shaibwa831/
Sibua803,971/
Sibba80174/
Gibwa80124/
Sebwa8059/
Jibwa8057/
Zibwa8035/
Sivba8010/
Cibwa804/
Sibuea738,378/
Saibua732,547/
Shibba73154/
Chibwa7379/
Sibbay7357/
Sibuae7343/
Saipwa7326/
Sibuha7323/
Sibuah7312/
Jjibwa7312/
Shibua739/
Suibba737/
Sibuat735/
Saibba734/
Gibway734/
Ssebwa732/
Shibwe732/
Ssibwe732/
Ziebwa731/
Scibba731/
Suibua731/
Soibua731/
Saivwa731/
Gibewa731/
Djibwa731/
Sibwey731/
Sibewo731/
Shibwo731/
Sivway731/
Soibba731/
Zzibwa731/
Ssibba731/
Sebway730/
Shipway671,637/
Chibwai6741/
Cibwaya6721/
Shaibua6710/
Sibuaai674/
Saibuah673/
Sebwaya672/
Shuibua672/
Saipway671/
Ssaibua671/
Sichbwe671/
Shaivba671/
Chaibwa671/
Seubwai671/

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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 Sibwa
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