Sithwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Sithwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sithwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Sithwa (20) may also be a first name.

Sithwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sithwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sithwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sithwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sithwa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside.

Sithwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sithwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.76% less than the national average, earning R 24,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sitwa9156/
Saithwai86168/
Sidhwa83429/
Cithwa8318/
Sithwe837/
Shitwa832/
Sitway831/
Sitwai831/
Saitwa831/
Sethwa831/
Chithwa7763/
Jaithwa778/
Saitwai777/
Shitway771/
Sheitwa771/
Citwa73722/
Sidwa73456/
Sitwi7398/
Sitwe7373/
Situa7318/
Setwa7318/
Zitwa7311/
Sitwy734/
Gitwa733/
Jitwa732/
Shethwad711/
Saitouha711/
Saythway711/
Githua675,799/
Jethwa675,309/
Chitwa671,380/
Seitua67278/
Saitua67234/
Sidway67140/
Sitwip6783/
Sidhva6767/
Gestwa6753/
Sidewa6731/
Shetwa6727/
Shitwe6720/
Sistua6719/
Sitwit6712/
Jitwai678/
Situah676/
Saidwa674/
Shitua672/
Sidwah671/
Sidhba671/
Shedwa671/
Setwai671/
Sietua671/
Sethwe671/
Sethua671/

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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 Sithwa
  • 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