Sihlola Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sihlola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sihlola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sihlola (19) may also be a first name.

Sihlola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sihlola is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sihlola.

How Common Is The Last Name Sihlola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sihlola live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 315,066. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 61 percent reside, Harare Province, where 35 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Sihlola
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