Sithobe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sithobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sithobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sithobe Last Name Facts

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

Sithobe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sithobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Sithobe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sithobe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sithobe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent are found and Gauteng, where 33 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitobe9212/
Sithebe869,764/
Sithoba867/
Sithube862/
Sithabe862/
Sithowe861/
Sietobe861/
Shitobe861/
Sethobje802/
Sithebei801/
Sethobei801/
Sitebe77358/
Sitabe7756/
Setobe778/
Sitobi775/
Sitube773/
Sitowe772/
Sethebe711,173/
Sethoba71257/
Sithaba71200/
Sithubi71141/
Sethabe7142/
Shitabe7126/
Sithuba7111/
Chitobe716/
Setober714/
Zithebe713/
Shitebe713/
Shitobi712/
Githobi712/
Sithebi711/
Saithubeer711/
Sihtebe711/
Sitaube711/
Sithawet6788/
Shitoubi6739/
Sithovha6728/
Sithubai6713/
Shitabey678/
Sithabha677/
Sithabai675/
Sittabey674/
Shittabe673/
Saithave672/
Sitovets671/
Saithabi671/
Sethobai671/
Djithabe671/
Sethojwe671/
Sithavee671/
Djitoibe671/
Djitoïbe671/

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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 Sithobe
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