Sipongo Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Sipongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sipongo (16) may also be a first name.

Sipongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sipongo occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sipongo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sipongo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sipongo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Sipongo is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 59 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Sipongo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Sipongo Last Name Statistics demography

Sipongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning R 85,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siphongo9324/
Sipono9231/
Sipogo923/
Sipango86275/
Sepongo865/
Sipungo861/
Siponoi861/
Siponga861/
Saipogo861/
Chipongo80674/
Shipango80272/
Siphango80198/
Schipono8048/
Shipungo805/
Suiponoi803/
Siphungo802/
Shepongo801/
Siphengo801/
Sepono77224/
Sipona7770/
Sipago7716/
Siphonnoi7543/
Suiphonoi7541/
Schippono753/
Suipoonga751/
Soipougou751/
Suiphotnoi71364/
Sipanga7194/
Seponga7141/
Giponga7118/
Saypogo717/
Siponaa715/
Sipunga713/
Siphago711/
Sepango711/
Cipango711/
Chipono711/
Chipogo711/
Chipango679,757/
Shipanga674,340/
Siphunga67139/
Shipunga67123/
Chipungo67117/
Siphanga67103/
Chiponga6754/
Chiponho677/
Sipangna675/
Saypango675/
Sephango672/
Sephungo671/
Siphenga671/
Chiphogo671/
Saipanga671/
Sipangha671/
Saiponna671/
Shyponoh671/

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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 Sipongo
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