Silangwe Surname

162,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Silangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6671:20,3142,572
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Silangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silangwe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silangwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 162,354th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,720,249 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silangwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Silangwe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,667 people, or 1 in 20,314. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa Silangwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Silangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Silangwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning R 148,248 per year.

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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 Silangwe
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