Sihlangu Surname

64,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,709 people bear this surname

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

Sihlangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sihlangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,2861:7,436945
Zimbabwe2671:57,8218,768
Swaziland1261:10,303513
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Sihlangu (1,068) may also be a first name.

Sihlangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sihlangu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sihlangu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,844th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 945,330 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sihlangu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sihlangu is also the 244,750th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,068 people.

The last name Sihlangu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,286 people, or 1 in 7,436. In South Africa Sihlangu is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Limpopo, where 16 percent reside. Barring South Africa Sihlangu exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Swaziland, where 2 percent reside.

Sihlangu Last Name Statistics demography

Sihlangu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning R 164,820 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Sihlangu
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