Silavu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Silavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Silavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silavu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Silavu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silavu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Silavu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Silavu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Silavu is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 80 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silavau | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sihlavu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sailavu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Silaivu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silavui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silgavou | 86 | 12 | / |
| Sihlavgu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silevu | 83 | 704 | / |
| Jilavu | 83 | 618 | / |
| Silawu | 83 | 266 | / |
| Silabu | 83 | 60 | / |
| Selavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shilavuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silabut | 77 | 723 | / |
| Sailevu | 77 | 603 | / |
| Silawut | 77 | 38 | / |
| Shilabu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Chilavu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sylavus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gilavuz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silabud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shilawu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siliovu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silovhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sailawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sihlabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silabus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilevu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suilabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silabout | 71 | 10 | / |
| Silawuth | 71 | 8 | / |
| Silabush | 71 | 6 | / |
| Seelavut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sielabeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilevu | 67 | 991 | / |
| Silewu | 67 | 204 | / |
| Selabu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Selevu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Selawu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gilawu | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Silavu
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