Sishango Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Sishango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 68 | 1:35,432 | 5,071 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
Sishango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sishango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sishango is found most frequently in Namibia. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sishango? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sishango live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 35,432. In Namibia Sishango is most numerous in: Zambezi Region, where 97 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 1 percent are found and Omusati Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 37 percent are found.
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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 Sishango
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