Sihlungu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Sihlungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sihlungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Sihlungu (12) may also be a first name.

Sihlungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sihlungu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sihlungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sihlungu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sihlungu is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 12 people.

Sihlungu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Sihlungu is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent reside and Western Cape, where 38 percent reside.

Sihlungu Last Name Statistics demography

Sihlungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.09% less than the national average, earning R 18,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silungu93284/
Sihlunu939/
Shilungu88584/
Shelungu883/
Sailungu882/
Sihlongu881/
Sihlaugu881/
Zihlungu881/
Silugu861/
Shillungu821/
Shilugu80485/
Jilungu80335/
Gilungu8021/
Selungu807/
Cilungu804/
Silongu801/
Chilungu75946/
Tjilungu75200/
Sileunou7549/
Silyunus7525/
Silogu7117/
Selugu7113/
Giloungou711/
Chelungus711/
Chilugu676/
Cilongu674/
Selumnu671/
Chelugu671/
Selougou633/
Chelugut632/
Gelungau631/
Selusingu591/
Silumhous590/
Selugoe539/

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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 Sihlungu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis