Silewu Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Silewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 197 | 1:80,456 | 6,837 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Silewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silewu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silewu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. Silewu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Silewu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 80,456. In Zambia Silewu is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 79 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilewu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sailewu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silevu | 83 | 704 | / |
| Silawu | 83 | 266 | / |
| Cilewu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Silebu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Siliwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sailevu | 77 | 603 | / |
| Silveus | 77 | 488 | / |
| Siliwau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sailebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shelewu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shilawu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siliwut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilevu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sailawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saylewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silvu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ziliwu | 67 | 7,490 | / |
| Zilevu | 67 | 991 | / |
| Selebu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Silvus | 67 | 186 | / |
| Jiliwu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Selevu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Selawu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ciliwu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Silavu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Silvau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shilbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selveu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seliwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giliwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelewu | 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 Silewu
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