Sisulu Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sisulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sisulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4511:120,12814,263
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sisulu (14) may also be a first name.

Sisulu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sisulu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sisulu (Oriya: ଶିଶୁଲୁ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sisulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 634,180th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. Sisulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sisulu reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sisulu is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

Sisulu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 120,128. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Sisulu Last Name Statistics demography

Sisulu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.41% more than the national average, earning R 390,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shisulu923/
Sisuluh921/
Sitsulu921/
Sissulu921/
Sesulu8317/
Sijulu8311/
Sixulu838/
Zisulu832/
Sissoulou8011/
Shishulou801/
Sheishulu801/
Sisoğlu77167/
Chisulu77157/
Seshulu77104/
Sichulu7733/
Shesulu7713/
Ssejulu775/
Sesuluh774/
Saijulu771/
Sheshulu71180/
Soysullu7154/
Ssejjulu717/
Sichuulu713/
Seesulux711/
Sheasulu711/
Sehshulu711/
Shesullu711/
Saijoulu711/
Seculu6710/
Sejulu677/
Sheshullu673/
Sezulu671/
Zizulu671/
Jesulu671/
Jijulu671/

Sisulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sisulu in the Oriya language
ଶିଶୁଲୁsisulu-

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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
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  • 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 Sisulu
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