Sishwashwa Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Sishwashwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 626 | 1:25,319 | 2,694 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Sishwashwa (330) may also be a first name.
Sishwashwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sishwashwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sishwashwa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sishwashwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 501,369th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. Sishwashwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sishwashwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sishwashwa is also the 482,193rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 330 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 25,319. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 73 percent are found, Southern Province, where 16 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sishawashwa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sishwasha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sishwashawa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sishuwashuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Seshwashwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sishwaswha | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chishwashwa | 86 | 52 | / |
| Chishswashwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siweshasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiswashwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giswaswa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sishosha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiswaswa | 74 | 94 | / |
| Sushash | 71 | 49 | / |
| Soshash | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sishush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soshweshwe | 70 | 24 | / |
| Seshoashoa | 70 | 11 | / |
| Seshesha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sisheshe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sishosho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sushashe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soshashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seshashayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cishashu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zishashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesheesha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sitiaishah | 60 | 1 | / |
| Sashash | 59 | 3 | / |
| Chitswatswa | 57 | 39 | / |
| Zishushu | 56 | 22 | / |
| Zisheshe | 56 | 9 | / |
| Setiashi | 56 | 4 | / |
| Zishushy | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sashasho | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ze Shashu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Za Shashi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seshoeshoe | 50 | 256 | / |
| Seshaishai | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Sishwashwa
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