Zibani Surname

143,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Zibani Surname Definition:

Zibani is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: be knowledgable. Let the arrival of this child serve as a lesson of all that you have been through.

Zibani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7711:30,5923,933
Algeria9601:40,2417,219
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
France571:1,165,311123,217
England231:2,422,52489,093
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Zibani (627) may also be a first name.

Zibani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zibani is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: be knowledgable. Let the arrival of this child serve as a lesson of all that you have been through.

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Zibani Last Name Facts

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

Zibani (Marathi: झीबानी) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zibani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,562nd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,351,580 people. The last name Zibani occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zibani are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 332,667th most numerous first name on earth, held by 627 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 30,592. In South Africa Zibani is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 5 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 31 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Zibani Last Name Statistics demography

Zibani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.89% less than the national average, earning R 154,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zibanai9241/
Zaibani9218/
Zibhani929/
Dzibani922/
Zibanyi921/
Zibane831,210/
Ziboni83162/
Zebani8321/
Cibani8317/
Tsibani77276/
Dzibane7735/
Dzibana773/
Zibaneh772/
Cuibani771/
Czibany771/
Zibouni771/
Scibani771/
Zaiboni771/
Chaibani7139/
Chibangi716/
Chibhani712/
Cibane671,476/
Cebani67869/
Zeboni6731/
Zebane6724/
Cibana6717/
Zibone679/
Ciboni675/
Chibhanhi672/

Zibani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zibani in the Marathi language
झीबानीjhibani-

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