Sindwa Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Sindwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 199 | 1:79,648 | 6,785 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sindwa (153) may also be a first name.
Sindwa Demographics
Average Sindwa Salary in
South Africa
R 130,944
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sindwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sindwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sindwa is found most in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sindwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 748,537th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sindwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sindwa is also the 743,570th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 153 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 79,648. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 79 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Zambia Sindwa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 47 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.
Sindwa Last Name Statistics demography
Sindwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.9% less than the national average, earning R 130,944 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindway | 92 | 47 | / |
| Sindhwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sindwaj | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sindwad | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sindwaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sindhwad | 86 | 94 | / |
| Sindhwaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sendwa | 83 | 1,263 | / |
| Jindwa | 83 | 815 | / |
| Sintwa | 83 | 315 | / |
| Sindua | 83 | 233 | / |
| Sindwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sindva | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zindwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sindwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simdwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sindba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sndwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sndwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sindhwaad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sindhva | 77 | 117 | / |
| Simndwe | 77 | 76 | / |
| Shintwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Shendwa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Siendua | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sindvad | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shindwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sindbaj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ssendwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jindwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sindvaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzindwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sindhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jndwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sindhvad | 71 | 59 | / |
| Sindhbai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sindhuaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sindhbaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chindwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sendwe | 67 | 5,045 | / |
| Sentwa | 67 | 175 | / |
| Sintua | 67 | 87 | / |
| Sindby | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gindua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jindua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sendua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simtwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sintwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sindui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sindue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gintwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gendwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zindua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jindva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sindvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sintwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sindwa
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