Silawa Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Silawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Silawa (26) may also be a first name.

Silawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silawa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Silawa live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

Silawa is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 53,542. In Namibia Silawa is primarily found in: Zambezi Region, where 73 percent live, Hardap Region, where 9 percent live and Khomas Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Silawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Silawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning R 242,568 per year and in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielawa92772/
Silawai9218/
Silawah925/
Shilawa923/
Silawas923/
Silgawa922/
Silaiwa921/
Siliawa921/
Silaewa921/
Schilawa8668/
Shillawa865/
Sailaway863/
Sailawad861/
Silawait861/
Silava83811/
Silawi83534/
Silowa83241/
Selawa83222/
Silaba83186/
Silawo8366/
Silawe8322/
Zilawa8320/
Silawy8317/
Silewa8315/
Sylawa8312/
Gilawa834/
Cilawa831/
Jilawa831/
Silaeva778,297/
Shilowa77851/
Silabay77767/
Sailowa77690/
Silavat77361/
Chilawa77336/
Silahua77325/
Siloway77208/
Sihlaba77188/
Shilaba7781/
Silavah7779/
Siliowa7776/
Sihlava7762/
Sislava7748/
Silyava7732/
Silowai7725/
Silabai7722/
Silhava7713/
Selaiwa7710/
Sielawo7710/
Silabah778/
Sitlava777/
Silavau776/
Shilawi774/
Shilawe774/
Silavas773/
Shilava772/
Silavad772/
Silabha772/
Silawet772/
Silewah772/
Sailawi772/
Suilowa772/
Silaiva771/
Silavai771/
Silavha771/
Silgava771/
Siliawo771/
Selawah771/
Silaywe771/
Shilewa771/
Siliawe771/
Silawey771/
Silawit771/
Silhawy771/
Sielewa771/
Gilawai771/
Sihlowa771/
Zailawa771/
Shelawa771/
Gilaway770/
Shilavat71880/
Silyaeva71378/
Shilabai71136/
Shilaeva71102/
Dzielawa71102/
Shilajwe7131/
Silowash7121/
Chilaswa7117/
Schilewa718/
Silovaya715/
Shilyava715/
Sailabai715/
Sislavas715/
Shelawad712/
Shilavad712/
Silavath712/
Silabeah712/
Shilovaa711/
Sailaeva711/
Jailawua711/
Silaabay711/
Shilavas711/
Shelawat711/
Seilovaa711/
Shilaiva711/
Schilowa711/
Djilawai711/
Seelawat711/
Sheilaba711/
Selowa678,122/
Shilyaeva675,169/
Silavi673,215/
Silova671,721/
Jilowa671,177/
Selawi67592/
Selewa67356/
Silabi67315/
Selava67252/
Zilaba67197/
Silowe67142/
Chilawahe67140/
Selawe67124/
Silabo67104/
Sailaubai6780/
Sileva6775/
Silabe6755/
Shellaway6735/
Sheilabai6730/
Silavy6730/
Gilava6727/
Gelawa6726/
Siloba6725/
Gilawo6725/
Shillaeva6716/
Jilava6716/
Sailabhai6714/
Silave6714/
Zsilawecz6712/
Zilava6710/
Selawo678/
Xilowa678/
Silewo677/
Shilavath676/
Selawy676/
Jelawa676/
Schilhawy676/
Zilawo675/
Shiliaeva674/
Zelawa674/
Gilaba674/
Selaba673/
Silowo673/
Gilowa672/
Shailabai672/
Zylawa672/
Celawa672/
Soilabhai671/
Shailaeva671/
Shailavat671/
Sylawy671/
Xilawi671/
Setlhajwa671/
Shilavuha671/
Silavo671/
Sílaba671/
Sylawi671/
Cilava671/
Sailaubay671/
Silaby670/

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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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  • 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 Silawa
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