Silewa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Silewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Silewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silewa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silewa is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Silewa reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Silewa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Silewa is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 89 percent live and National Capital District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
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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 Silewa
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