Sichuwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Sichuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sichuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sichuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sichuwa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sichuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sichuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sichuwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 932,348. In Zambia Sichuwa is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 94 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sichuuwa | 93 | 10 | / |
| Sishuwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Sichuba | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sichiwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Sisuwa | 77 | 320 | / |
| Secuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sicuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sizuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gitchuway | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sishuba | 71 | 3,475 | / |
| Chisuwa | 71 | 413 | / |
| Sechiwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gichuba | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sichubi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sichowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shesuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saisuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitsuwa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Chisuhwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shichowy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Siczoway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sitshuba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaisuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shishuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setshuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sechiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikhuhwe | 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 Sichuwa
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