Sishawa Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Sishawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 106 | 1:149,528 | 10,754 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sishawa (25) may also be a first name.
Sishawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sishawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sishawa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sishawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Sishawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sishawa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sishawa is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 25 people.
Sishawa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 149,528. In Zambia Sishawa is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 69 percent live, Western Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 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 Sishawa
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