Sinjela Surname

210,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sinjela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinjela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4011:11,3131,305
Tanzania5521:95,9099,535
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Sinjela Last Name Facts

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

Sinjela is most common in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinjela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,129th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,708,675 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinjela are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,401 people, or 1 in 11,313. In Zambia Sinjela is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 54 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Sinjela
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