Sisala Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Sisala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 373 | 1:42,493 | 4,164 |
| Thailand | 182 | 1:388,123 | 68,124 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sisala (59) may also be a first name.
Sisala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sisala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sisala (Hindi: सीसला, Marathi: िससला) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sisala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sisala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sisala is the 436,213th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sisala are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 59 people.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 42,493. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sisala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sisala in the Marathi language | ||
| िससला | isasala | 87.5 |
| सीसला | sisala | 12.5 |
| Sisala in the Hindi language | ||
| सीसला | sisala | 50 |
| सिसला | sisala | 50 |
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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 Sisala
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