Sitwayi Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

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

Sitwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8851:61,2187,730

Sitwayi (14) may also be a first name.

Sitwayi Last Name Facts

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

Sitwayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sitwayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitwayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 397,886th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. Sitwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitwayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 885 people, or 1 in 61,218. In South Africa Sitwayi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside.

Sitwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Sitwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.08% less than the national average, earning R 104,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sittwayi931/
Sitway921/
Sitwai921/
Saitwai867/
Sitwayo866/
Sidwayi862/
Gitwayi861/
Shitway861/
Saithwai80168/
Situhayi801/
Sidway77140/
Jitwai778/
Setwai771/
Chitwai7172/
Sidwaji7131/
Saidway7113/
Citwayo7111/
Sideway715/
Chitway711/
Shetway711/
Siddway710/
Chidwayi67250/
Chitwayo6766/
Sietweis678/
Siddeway674/
Saythway671/
Cithwayo671/

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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 Sitwayi
  • 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