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 surname Sihawu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sihawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sihawu? popularity and diffusion

Sihawu is the 536,820th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sihawu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sihawu is also the 722,635th most widely held first name globally It is held by 161 people.

Sihawu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 90,902. In South Africa Sihawu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Western Cape, where 23 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

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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