Sijentu Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

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

Sijentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sijentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3561:152,18517,237

Sijentu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sijentu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sijentu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 791,719th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sijentu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sijentu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 152,185. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found.

Sijentu Last Name Statistics demography

Sijentu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.83% less than the national average, earning R 69,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sejentu8666/
Sigentu866/
Sijemtu861/
Sointu77119/
Jeantu774/
Saintu773/
Saintus712,220/
Saentui71152/
Jeantus7154/
Jeantou7129/
Jehantu7122/
Seintou7121/
Segentu719/
Saintou717/
Saintau712/
Seantus712/
Seuntou711/
Soiantu711/
Jeantui711/
Seintus711/
Sichintu67533/
Saintout67206/
Sainteus67166/
Jeantaud6795/
Sisinthu6762/
Jeantoux6714/
Sesentus674/
Jehantut674/
Jeantout671/
Sointout671/
Chijintu671/
Schaintu671/
Saintuch671/
Saintoux671/
Sesentou671/

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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 Sijentu
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