Silemu Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Silemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Silemu (39) may also be a first name.
Silemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silemu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silemu is the 1,691,963rd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Silemu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Silemu is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 39 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 97 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilemu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Soilemu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shailemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silimu | 83 | 2,198 | / |
| Silamu | 83 | 127 | / |
| Selemu | 83 | 117 | / |
| Silomu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shilmu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gilemu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sailmu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chilemu | 77 | 664 | / |
| Shilamu | 77 | 262 | / |
| Sailamu | 77 | 33 | / |
| Silimau | 77 | 31 | / |
| Shelemu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Siliamu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Silimou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shilimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Selemou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shillmu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seilimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selemus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hselemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silamui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seleumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silimus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Setlemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sailimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelemut | 71 | 49 | / |
| Chilemud | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sielimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seulemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sailimuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selamu | 67 | 4,522 | / |
| Zilimu | 67 | 285 | / |
| Gelemu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Jilimu | 67 | 157 | / |
| Selimu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Selomu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gilimu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zelemu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shelemush | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shellemut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahailmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheelemut | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Silemu
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