Sipenya Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sipenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sipenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sipenya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sipenya is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sipenya are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sipenya is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sepenya8647/
Sipinya8613/
Sipinyo7116/
Sepenia716/
Sepinya712/
Zipenia711/
Siphinyo67449/
Sephenia675/
Shipinea671/
Sepeinnia6334/
Chipfinya6310/
Sitphinyo634/
Chaipinya631/
Sipiña627/
Sepenio571/
Zephenia5336/
Chipinha531/
Chaipinyo505/

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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 Sipenya
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