Silimela Surname

296,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname

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

Silimela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1861:45,6815,830
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Silimela (119) may also be a first name.

Silimela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silimela is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silimela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 296,403rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,662,429 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Silimela live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Silimela is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 119 people.

The surname Silimela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,186 people, or 1 in 45,681. In South Africa Silimela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Silimela is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Silimela Last Name Statistics demography

Silimela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning R 199,656 per year.

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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 Silimela
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