Sindila Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sindila Surname Definition:

Sindila is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born along the way.

Sindila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4431:119,50711,403
Romania2341:85,80310,001
Zambia2061:76,9416,580
Moldova511:69,8319,325
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Congo181:277,1728,776
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Sindilă (35), Şindilă (1) & Şîndilă (1) are calculated separately.

Sindila (192) may also be a first name.

Sindila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sindila is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born along the way.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sindila Last Name Facts

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

Sindila (Hindi: सिन्दिला, Oriya: ସିିଲା) is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant: Sindilă, Şindilă or Şîndilă. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sindila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,911th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sindila are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sindila is also the 655,603rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 192 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 119,507. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 38 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 37 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and Zambia, where 20 percent reside.

Sindila Last Name Statistics demography

Sindila earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.14% less than the national average, earning R 89,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sindila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sindila in the Hindi language
सिन्दिलाsindila-
Sindila in the Oriya language
ସିିଲାsiila-

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