Sijovu Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Sijovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sijovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1261:429,98236,940

Sijovu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sijovu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sijovu? popularity and diffusion

Sijovu is the 1,604,449th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sijovu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 429,982. In South Africa Sijovu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found.

Sijovu Last Name Statistics demography

Sijovu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.6% less than the national average, earning R 153,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sijavu8314/
Sejovu831/
Ssejovu771/
Saivu7326/
Jouvu733/
Ssejjovu716/
Siyovush711/
Saibou6717,403/
Seibou677,381/
Soibou6733/
Saivut6714/
Suibou674/
Sheivu674/
Sijabu672/
Siyavu671/
Suiavu671/
Sajivu671/
Saivud671/

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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 Sijovu
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