Siswana Surname

123,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,680 people bear this surname

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

Siswana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siswana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2381:16,7322,105
Indonesia4331:305,42527,056
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Siswana (193) may also be a first name.

Siswana Last Name Facts

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

Siswana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siswana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,946th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,980,311 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Siswana live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 193 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,238 people, or 1 in 16,732. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Siswana Last Name Statistics demography

Siswana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning R 134,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siswanna9310/
Sishwana932/
Shishwana881/
Siswani86431/
Seswana86168/
Ziswana86116/
Sisuana8664/
Siswane8640/
Siswano8610/
Giswana861/
Sixwana861/
Jiswana861/
Siswangi8022/
Saiswani8019/
Seiswane8018/
Seaswana8010/
Sishwane806/
Siswanyo805/
Sishwani804/
Siswanie801/
Jaiswana801/
Sitshwane751/
Siswono711,511/
Seswane71175/
Sisbane71103/
Seswani7125/
Ziswane717/
Geswana712/
Sisvanh711/
Sizuana711/
Xeswana711/
Seaswane6715/
Shizwany675/
Jeshwana673/
Saisvani672/
Seshwane671/
Xheswana671/
Sissbane671/
Zishwani671/
Chisuana671/

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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 Siswana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis