Sishama Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sishama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sishama (45) may also be a first name.
Sishama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sishama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sishama occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sishama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sishama is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sishama are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sishama is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 45 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 33 percent live.
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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 Sishama
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