Silimwe Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Silimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 248 | 1:63,911 | 5,704 |
| Namibia | 98 | 1:24,586 | 4,022 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silimwe (141) may also be a first name.
Silimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silimwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silimwe? popularity and diffusion
Silimwe is the 806,178th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silimwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Silimwe is also the 778,371st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 141 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 63,911. In Zambia Silimwe is most numerous in: Western Province, where 79 percent reside, Southern Province, where 11 percent reside and Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilimwe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Siluumwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silembe | 71 | 233 | / |
| Zilimwa | 71 | 96 | / |
| Selemwe | 71 | 38 | / |
| Silimbi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schilienwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Silimvi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Selimbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zilimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilembe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Selembe | 57 | 879 | / |
| Gilembe | 57 | 280 | / |
| Silembi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cilembe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Selemwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gilimbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Selimbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zilemwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shelembe | 53 | 10,502 | / |
| Shilembi | 53 | 35 | / |
| Selimbai | 53 | 4 | / |
| Sselembe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Silembai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chelimwai | 50 | 54 | / |
| Shelembhe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Sheelembe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Shelemmbe | 50 | 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 Silimwe
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