Shilewo Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shilewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shilewo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilewo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilewo? popularity and diffusion

Shilewo is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilewo are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Shilewo is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania Shilewo is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Shilewo is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silewo927/
Shilebo865/
Chilewo861/
Shilewa861/
Shilievo8050/
Shilewad8017/
Schilewa808/
Shilewat801/
Silawo7766/
Silebo7720/
Silewa7715/
Sulewo7711/
Silowo773/
Cilewo771/
Selewo771/
Shillewad7510/
Chilewa713,500/
Shelewa71200/
Shileva71193/
Shiliwa7165/
Shilovo7149/
Shileba7135/
Shelowo7114/
Sielawo7110/
Sailevo719/
Shilawa713/
Sailebo713/
Silewah712/
Siliawo711/
Chilevo711/
Chelewo711/
Silaewa711/
Sielewa711/
Selewoh711/
Selewou711/
Shilevad67195/
Shettlewood67189/
Shilaeva67102/
Shelevoy6785/
Schilawa6768/
Shileeva6739/
Shelevoi6716/
Shilyova6715/
Shilevat677/
Shelewad676/
Shillawa675/
Schelewa674/
Selewoch674/
Cheleiwo674/
Schileva672/
Shilovoy672/
Shiliswa671/
Shilovaa671/
Shilioua671/
Shylevoi671/

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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
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  • 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 Shilewo
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