Siwabu Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siwabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siwabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1451:109,3108,555
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Siwabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siwabu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwabu? popularity and diffusion

Siwabu is the 1,434,893rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Siwabu live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Siwabu is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 109,310. In Zambia Siwabu is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 79 percent live, Southern Province, where 19 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Siwabu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siwabut9283/
Siwaybu921/
Saiwaibu862/
Sibabu8397/
Sewabu838/
Siwebu833/
Saibabu77557/
Sibaibu77145/
Shibabu77141/
Sivhabu77113/
Sivabud774/
Sibabou774/
Suibabu773/
Sywaibu773/
Shivabu772/
Sihuabu771/
Siwobou771/
Siewebu771/
Saibaabu714/
Saaibabu712/
Sivabuth711/
Zeiwabou711/
Shivabhu711/
Sivabhau711/
Sisuabou711/
Saibabau711/
Sebabu6726/
Sissuabou6720/
Sibavu678/
Sewebu674/
Sivavu673/
Sibovu671/
Jewabu671/
Zibabu671/
Ciwavu671/

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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 Siwabu
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