Sizwa Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sizwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sizwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Sizwa (34) may also be a first name.

Sizwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sizwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sizwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,248,410th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sizwa live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shizwa914/
Saizewa834/
Sizwe8073/
Sicwa8053/
Sizua8037/
Jizwa8014/
Sizva802/
Cizwa801/
Sizwi801/
Sezwa801/
Zizwa801/
Sizba801/
Siejwa73103/
Ziezwa7354/
Chizwa7314/
Sizewe7311/
Jizway734/
Sichwa731/
Gizewa731/
Seczwa731/
Sitswa731/
Chaizwa679/
Sitswai678/
Siteswa672/
Chidzwa672/
Saijewa671/
Shijwad671/

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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 Sizwa
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