Singano Surname

19,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Singano Surname User-submission:

The Singano surname means 'needle' in ChiChewa language.

Singano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11,5681:4,577624
Malawi10,2471:1,671176
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Zimbabwe8971:17,2112,511
Zambia1571:100,9558,060
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
England71:7,959,723202,100
Swaziland41:324,550996
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Singano (66) may also be a first name.

Singano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Singano surname means 'needle' in ChiChewa language.

- beesingano

Singano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Singano (Hindi: सिंगनो) is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Singano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Singano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,217th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 254,756 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Singano are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 66 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11,568 people, or 1 in 4,577. In Tanzania Singano is most common in: Tanga Region, where 54 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Mozambique, where 19 percent live.

Singano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Singano surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Singano earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.35% less than the national average, earning R 144,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Singano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Singano in the Hindi language
सिंगनोsingano-

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