Sipungu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

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

Sipungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sipungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sipungu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sipungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sipungu is the 1,239,697th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Sipungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sipungu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sipungu is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa Sipungu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Sipungu Last Name Statistics demography

Sipungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.77% less than the national average, earning R 121,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siphungu93352/
Shipungu936/
Sipunu92271/
Siphugu86487/
Sepungu8623/
Gipungu864/
Saipugu861/
Chipungu805,105/
Sephungu805/
Shipongu804/
Siphuigu801/
Ssepungu801/
Saipongu801/
Sipogu773/
Soipougou751/
Saipogu7164/
Chipunu717/
Chipugu711/
Chipunhu6726/
Chipfunu6710/
Saaipogu671/
Chipfunhu63125/
Chiphunhu632/
Chepunu573/
Saiponu571/
Chipumhu539/
Chipfumhu506/
Chepounou501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sipungu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis