Sithole Surname

1,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sithole Surname User-submission:

Sithole is a Zulu surname, which means 'we have found'. Because the origin of the twin was to be concealed to protect it was named Sithole. It is through this twin that the clan was formed. Jobe was born from Sithole and became a great leader who was respected and feared for his bravery.

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Sithole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa216,3581:2505
Zimbabwe91,7421:1687
Mozambique14,2141:1,918479
Swaziland5,0021:26059
England7721:72,1748,254
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Botswana5961:3,669509
Zambia2431:65,2265,794
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Lesotho1081:18,8203,984
Canada511:722,46357,796
Iceland391:9,746948
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia331:818,05251,601
India321:23,970,793327,222
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Wales141:221,03813,576
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Sitholé (2) & Sitholè (1) are calculated separately.

Sithole (493) may also be a first name.

Sithole Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sithole is a Zulu surname, which means 'we have found'. Because the origin of the twin was to be concealed to protect it was named Sithole. It is through this twin that the clan was formed. Jobe was born from Sithole and became a great leader who was respected and feared for his bravery.

- luhsithole

The Sithole surname is derived from the Zulu word isithole, meaning 'calf'.

- larica_campbell

Sithole is a Zulu surname, which means 'calf'.

- sitholedd

The Sithole surname means 'find us' in Siswati.

- atmthewrapper

Sithole Last Name Facts

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

Sithole (Hindi: सिठोले) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sitholé or Sitholè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sithole? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,659th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,057 people. Sithole occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sithole reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sithole is also the 382,601st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 493 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 216,358 people, or 1 in 250. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and Mozambique, where 4 percent are found.

Sithole Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sithole are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

The amount Sithole earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.32% less than the national average, earning R 151,320 per year; in United States they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning $35,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitholé952/
Sitholè951/
Shithole9337/
Sitholey9318/
Sithoile938/
Sitholle933/
Sitholee932/
Sitholer931/
Sitholes931/
Sitholet931/
Sithhole931/
Sitholie931/
Sithoole931/
Sitthole931/
Ssithole931/
Sitole9226,031/
Sithol929/
Sitholeij881/
Shitole8628,239/
Sethole867,074/
Sithale8683/
Sitolle8627/
Sithule8620/
Sihtole8612/
Sitolie8612/
Sithele867/
Sithola867/
Zithole863/
Sittole862/
Sistole861/
Suitole861/
Sitoler861/
Sıthole861/
Cithole861/
Githole861/
Sitgole861/
Sitoile861/
Sitolei861/
Sitol83171/
Saithale8019/
Sitholay8011/
Shitolhe8010/
Shithule808/
Shittole806/
Shitoley802/
Sithaule801/
Sitholla801/
Sitoilep801/
Shjitole801/
Sitoleph801/
Sithelie801/
Setholei801/
Shethole801/
Shitoler800/
Shitol771,199/
Sitale77705/
Sitoli77590/
Sitola77204/
Situle77152/
Setole7785/
Sittol7755/
Sitele7741/
Sithal7724/
Jitole7721/
Saitol7716/
Zitole777/
Gitole775/
Sciethale754/
Sitholova752/
Shitholla751/
S'Sithele751/
Shitale71956/
Sitoula71331/
Chitole71247/
Gestole71225/
Citoler71184/
Shitule71183/
Sitahal71160/
Sithuli71112/
Shitele7171/
Sihtola7168/
Shetole7148/
Seitola7128/
Sithali7116/
Shithal7114/
Sitolia7112/
Zithule7112/
Saitoul7110/
Shitoli717/
Sitalie717/
Saitele717/
Shitgol716/
Sithula716/
Sethale716/
Saithal715/
Sethele715/
Sitolli713/
Jitolle713/
Sitolis712/
Saitale712/
Sethola712/
Sistale711/
Sitaule711/
Shjtole711/
Shitola711/
Systole711/
Setoele711/
Saitoli711/
Gitolle711/
Djitole711/
Sitheli711/
Zithele711/
Sethule711/
Sitolio711/
Sittele711/
Sitales710/
Gittole710/
Sital674,874/
Sethaler67137/
Setol6766/
Saithali6735/
Zietolie6725/
Shitolai6710/
Sitahall677/
Saittola676/
Saitolli675/
Soithali675/
Saitalee675/
Shitolla674/
Shaitele674/
Chithale674/
Sithaala673/
Sitthula673/
Citol673/
Soittola673/
Shitalhe672/
Sithalla672/
Chaitole672/
Sitolova672/
Saithaly671/
Caithale671/
Citholla671/
Sithauli671/
Sheetole671/
Shittale671/
Sethalee671/
Seetholi671/
Shaitale671/
Chitoule671/
Zeitoleh671/
Shethule671/
Shitahal671/
Saitouli671/
Saythale671/
Sietoula671/
Zitol671/

Sithole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sithole in the Hindi language
सिठोलेsithole-

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