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 last name Sindiwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sindiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sindiwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sindiwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sindiwe is also the 227,551st most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 1,211 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Sindiwe is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

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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