Sihawu Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sihawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sihawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5961:90,90211,139
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sihawu (161) may also be a first name.

Sihawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sihawu occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sihawu? popularity and diffusion

Sihawu is the 536,820th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. Sihawu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sihawu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sihawu is also the 722,635th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 161 people.

Sihawu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 90,902. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa Sihawu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Sihawu Last Name Statistics demography

Sihawu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning R 233,088 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shihawu9253/
Siawu911/
Siawut83263/
Sihabu837/
Sehawu834/
Shiawu832/
Siawou831/
Sihavu831/
Sihaibu777/
Shihabu776/
Sihabau774/
Shihavu771/
Chihawu771/
Siabu73161/
Xiawu7332/
Siavu7311/
Jiawu738/
Saiyawut711/
Shiabu671,635/
Siavou6734/
Zihabu6714/
Siabui678/
Sihovu677/
Siabou674/
Siabeu674/
Saiyawuth671/
Shiavu671/
Siavus671/

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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 Sihawu
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