Shilwa Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shilwa (702) may also be a first name.

Shilwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shilwa occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 844,382nd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shilwa reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 311,884th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 702 people.

The surname Shilwa is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Besides Egypt Shilwa exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Shilwa Last Name Statistics demography

Shilwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.25% less than the national average, earning R 113,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilwua929/
Shilwat924/
Shilway920/
Silwa91462/
Schilwat8621/
Sichilwa861/
Shilwass861/
Chilwa83866/
Silway8363/
Sehlwa8316/
Silewa8315/
Shilva839/
Shilba839/
Sailwa836/
Sielwa836/
Silwah835/
Shilua833/
Shilwe831/
Silwas831/
Silwua831/
Shulwa831/
Seilwa831/
Shelwah7729/
Shilbai7710/
Chilwad775/
D'Silwa774/
Chilwah774/
Sehlwai773/
Shelwat772/
Shilvat772/
Silewah772/
Sihlwai772/
Shilbay771/
Silwath771/
Shihlba771/
Sheilba770/
Schilva770/
Silva735,875,328/
Silba731,464/
Selwa73956/
Sulwa73565/
Silua73117/
Cilwa7345/
Sylwa7333/
Chesilwa7179/
Schelwat7139/
Sichelwa717/
Shilguha711/
Sichilwe711/
Silleway710/
Shellway710/
Silvas6710,604/
Selway672,540/
Szilva67590/
Chelwa67574/
Sillva67310/
Sulway67238/
Silvay67154/
Shilue67131/
Sielva67124/
Silvaa67120/
Shilvi67117/
Silvea6781/
Silvaz6760/
Sailva6759/
Silvah6756/
Suilua6751/
Silvaş6733/
Shiluo6728/
Silvaš6727/
Selwah6725/
Silvha6720/
Silvai6719/
Shelva6719/
Shilby6718/
Schellwat6718/
Sailua6718/
Szelwa6715/
Chitlewad6713/
Chilva6713/
Silvat6713/
Ssilva6713/
Chilua6711/
Suulwa6711/
Shelba679/
Silvaj679/
Silbha678/
Shilui677/
Shilbi677/
Silewo677/
Sislva677/
Silvaș677/
Suilva676/
Scilba676/
Schelwach676/
Silbai675/
Shilve674/
Shilbo674/
Seilva674/
Xsilva673/
Silewe672/
Shilvy672/
Silvau672/
Ċsilva672/
Sylwua672/
Silvap672/
Sailba671/
Sitlua671/
Shulva671/
Silbay671/
Sulwua671/
Soilva671/
Silvaà671/
Hsilva671/
Jsilva671/
Shelwi671/
Shilbe671/
Silbaa671/
Siluat671/
Siluea671/
Sselwa671/
Sellwa671/
Selwai671/
Selwap671/
Sailwe671/
Sailwi671/
Silhua671/
Silhva671/
Silvoa671/
Sxilva671/
Schilbauh670/
Schellway670/

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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 Shilwa
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