Sithembele Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Sithembele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sithembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Sithembele (8,547) may also be a first name.

Sithembele Last Name Facts

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

Sithembele is found most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sithembele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sithembele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,079th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 8,547 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Sithembele is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found.

Sithembele Last Name Statistics demography

Sithembele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.09% less than the national average, earning R 120,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitembele951/
Sithembile9079/
Sitembile8427/
Sitembela846/
Chitembele804/
Sethembile802/
Shitombele801/
Zitembile7411/
Sitombile746/
Sithambili701/
Chitembile701/
Getembili531/
Chitimbili5033/

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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 Sithembele
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