Silevu Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

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

Silevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7011:77,2869,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Silevu Last Name Facts

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

Silevu occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Silevu.

How Common Is The Last Name Silevu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,239th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silevu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Silevu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 77,286. In South Africa Silevu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Silevu Last Name Statistics demography

Silevu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning R 158,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailevu92603/
Shilevu921/
Silvu915/
Zilevu83991/
Silewu83204/
Silvus83186/
Selevu8332/
Silavu8320/
Silebu834/
Silvau832/
Silvou831/
Zilevou77530/
Silveus77488/
Silavau776/
Shilewu775/
Sailebu774/
Selevou774/
Sihlavu774/
Sailavu773/
Silaivu771/
Sailewu771/
Silvaus771/
Siliovu771/
Chilevu771/
Silovhu771/
Silavui771/
Silvuis771/
Zailevu771/
Silvous770/
Selvu731/
Siliebou714/
Jilhevau711/
Silawu67266/
Selebu67201/
Cilewu6721/
Sylvus6711/
Selvus673/
Siliwu672/
Shilbu672/
Selveu672/
Selvou671/
Selavu671/
Gelevu671/
Selvau671/
Silvoo671/

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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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  • 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 Silevu
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