Sihlavu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sihlavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sihlavgu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silavu | 92 | 20 | / |
| Silavau | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sailavu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sihlabu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silaivu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silavui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silgavou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Silevu | 77 | 704 | / |
| Jilavu | 77 | 618 | / |
| Silawu | 77 | 266 | / |
| Silabu | 77 | 60 | / |
| Selavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilavuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silabut | 71 | 723 | / |
| Sailevu | 71 | 603 | / |
| Silawut | 71 | 38 | / |
| Shilabu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Chilavu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sehlabu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sylavus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gilavuz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shilawu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silabud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silabus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suilabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sailawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siliovu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelavu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silabout | 67 | 10 | / |
| Silawuth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Silabush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seelavut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sielabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sihlavu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis