Sindiwe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sindiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sindiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sindiwe (1,211) may also be a first name.

Sindiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sindiwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sindiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sindiwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sindiwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 227,551st most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,211 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Sindiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sindiwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.46% less than the national average, earning R 162,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sindawe863/
Sendiwe861/
Sindibe861/
Sindieva803/
Chindiwe802/
Sindew772,256/
Sendiw771/
Sindjui71179/
Sendawe7136/
Sindeby7112/
Shindew715/
Sendiwa713/
Zindiwa712/
Sinduvi711/
Sindjue711/
Sindewa711/
Sindeew711/
Sindebe711/
Sindivi711/
Sindevi711/
Zindive711/
Sendewe711/
Sinndew710/
Sindeeva671,124/
Chindewe67105/
Sindoubi674/
Sinduwai673/
Jindiwit671/
Dzindiwa671/
Schindew671/
Sendieva671/
Sinduway671/
Sindebei671/
Sindevai671/
Ssendiwa671/
Gindiver670/

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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 Sindiwe
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