Silabwi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silabwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silabwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Silabwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silabwi is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Silabwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silabwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silabwi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Silabwi is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silabbi864/
Sailabbi80165/
Shilabbi802/
Shilabwe801/
Silavwe719,398/
Silapui7114/
Silavwa717/
Gilabwe711/
Silavui711/
Saylabbi6723/
Chilabwe672/
Shilafwa671/
Silaboue671/
Selebwe5748/
Selapui576/
Chilobwe53358/
Silopwet5330/
Selaboue5312/
Chilapwe5312/
Shilavva533/
Shelavwe531/
Selebway531/
Shilovva531/
Shilavuha501/
Silapouet501/

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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 Silabwi
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