Silheu Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia
Silheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Silheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silheu is most common in Namibia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Silheu.
How Common Is The Last Name Silheu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Silheu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,409,401. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Portugal, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Silheu
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