Silandu Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Silandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe851:181,62621,765
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Silandu (10) may also be a first name.

Silandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silandu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silandu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silandu is the 1,391,595th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Silandu reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname Silandu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 181,626. In Zimbabwe Silandu is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 54 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 18 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Silandu Last Name Statistics demography

Silandu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.16% less than the national average, earning R 66,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silandou931/
Jilandu861/
Zilandu861/
Selandu861/
Chilandu8026/
Gilandust7533/
Gilandoust716/
Gilasindhu711/
Chilondu671/
Djelandou631/

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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 Silandu
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