Saliwe Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Saliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4181:129,61215,180
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Saliwe (4,070) may also be a first name.

Saliwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saliwe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 687,524th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saliwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 109,183rd most common first name globally, held by 4,070 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 129,612. In South Africa Saliwe is primarily found in: Free State, where 45 percent live, North West, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Saliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Saliwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.72% less than the national average, earning R 114,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saliwey928/
Saeliwe923/
Saliowe921/
Saliw918/
Saliwa832,106/
Salawe83726/
Salewe83204/
Salive83181/
Salibe83143/
Saluwe8316/
Saliwi8313/
Soliwe839/
Zaliwe834/
Sealiw832/
Salivet77181/
Salauwe77139/
Salawei7738/
Shaliwa7734/
Salihue7733/
Salivie7715/
Salibee7713/
Salaibe7712/
Salives7710/
Saliver777/
Salawue774/
Salevie774/
Sialiwa774/
Salawee774/
Saliewa772/
Sallawe772/
Shaluwe772/
Shalibe772/
Saliway772/
Sialive772/
Saalawe771/
Salhawe771/
Salaewe771/
Saleweh771/
Salliwa771/
Saliave771/
Sailewe771/
Soliswe771/
Selihwe771/
Seliwhe771/
Xhaliwe771/
Sallewe771/
Sallive771/
Shalliw770/
Salew7355/
Soliw732/
Saliyeva7115,061/
Saalieva71141/
Shalieva7198/
Saliwait7125/
Shalibee7114/
Saylieva7113/
Shelihwe7111/
Shaliwit713/
Sallieva712/
Salliave712/
Salahwei711/
Sialieva711/
Shalibea711/
Shaliver711/
Shalawei711/
Shalibeh711/
Saliwaha711/
Sallaibe711/
Sallaive711/
Soliswer711/
Sahlawee711/
Salisway710/
Salibi6711,873/
Salave677,941/
Saliva672,261/
Salewa671,368/
Saliby67908/
Zaliwa67192/
Salewi67172/
Solive67105/
Saliwaith6754/
Salebe6749/
Shallieva6743/
Sailiyeva6738/
Saleve6733/
Salebi6733/
Selewe6725/
Zalibe6721/
Saluwi6719/
Soliwa6719/
Shaulieva6717/
Salevi6717/
Saluve6717/
Salivi6716/
Seluwe6712/
Salahieva6711/
Solewe6711/
Soluwe6710/
Saleby678/
Sallew678/
Solibe678/
Szalew677/
Selive677/
Saleew677/
Shaliyeva676/
Sealew675/
Salybe674/
Shalew673/
Calive673/
Joliwe673/
Sayliyeva672/
Saluvi672/
Salybi672/
Salywa672/
Salivy671/
Salyvi671/
Schalieva671/
Salauweed671/
Zalive671/
Zoliwe671/
Zalewe671/
Sahliyeva671/
Salève671/
Sailew671/
Salehw671/

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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 Saliwe
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