de Zilwa Surname

221,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

de Zilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Zilwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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de Zilwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Zilwa is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Zilwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 221,215th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,949,889 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of de Zilwa are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Other than Sri Lanka de Zilwa exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Silwa884/
de Zylwa881/
De-Zilwa881/
da Silwa758/
de Silba752/
de Silua751/
de Sillva71292/
di Slwa676/
da Silba6372/
da Silua633/
Da-Silwa633/
da Gilua631/
da Sillva5980/
da Slva532,546/
de Clue5353/
da Sllva507/
de Cleve502/
da Sxlva501/
da Sjlva501/
de Sluis501/
da Sslva501/
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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 de Zilwa
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