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    The surname Sibal

    A Punjabi surname, carried by 569 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S140

    Sibal: #38,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sibal #38,801, 569 people Sibal: #38,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sibal #38,801, 569 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sibal is more common than 76.1% of them.

    Origin

    Punjabi origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਬਲ (sibbal), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Tagalog Sibal; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region. * Borrowed from Czech Šibal or Šíbal.

    One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 569 people named Sibal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 542,611 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 469.

    #38,801
    rank among US surnames
    569
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.3%
    change since 2000 (was #43,377)

    Who is named Sibal

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named Sibal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 70%
    • White (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sibal

    Sibal has the Soundex code S140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S140.

    Other Punjabi surnames

    All 39 Punjabi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sibal come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਬਲ (sibbal), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Tagalog Sibal; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region. * Borrowed from Czech Šibal or Šíbal.
    How common is the surname Sibal?
    569 people in the United States had the surname Sibal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 542,611 Americans. It ranked 38,801st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sibal?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Sibal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Sibal getting more or less common?
    More common. 469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 569 in 2010, up 21%.