Sichimwa Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Sichimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 530 | 1:29,906 | 3,088 |
| Namibia | 28 | 1:86,050 | 7,998 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sichimwa (41) may also be a first name.
Sichimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sichimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sichimwa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sichimwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sichimwa is the 565,867th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Sichimwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sichimwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 29,906. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 67 percent reside, Western Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sichimwaya | 89 | 27 | / |
| Sichimba | 88 | 1,170 | / |
| Sichimwi | 88 | 297 | / |
| Sichimwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sizimwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sisimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chisemwa | 75 | 64 | / |
| Sishimba | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chisimwa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sichimbo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sichemba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sikhimba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gichimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shikemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sichimbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sicheemba | 71 | 45 | / |
| Chishimwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shishimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siximba | 67 | 311 | / |
| Sisimwo | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sigimba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sizimba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sisimba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sisimua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sicemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaichimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sichimwa
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