Silembe Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1741:91,0927,481
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Silembe (24) may also be a first name.

Silembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silembe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Silembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Silembe are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Silembe is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous forename internationally, held by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 91,092. In Zambia Silembe is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 59 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found and Southern Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Silembe Last Name Statistics demography

Silembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.9% less than the national average, earning R 95,292 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 Silembe
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