Silongwe Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Silongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silongwe is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silongwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Silongwe reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe Silongwe is primarily concentrated in: Matabeleland South Province, where 51 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 43 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Silongwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloungwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shiluongwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Silungwe | 88 | 30,924 | / |
| Silangwe | 88 | 2,679 | / |
| Silongwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Silonkwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chilongwe | 82 | 49 | / |
| Shilongwa | 82 | 8 | / |
| Silanngwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Silungwea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shilangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shilungwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siluingwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selogwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silagwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silangwa | 75 | 437 | / |
| Silungwa | 75 | 40 | / |
| Selangwe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chilogwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Silumgwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Selungwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilagwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silamgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silaugwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silanqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jelongwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silongua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilangwe | 71 | 1,448 | / |
| Shilangwa | 71 | 196 | / |
| Silakwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Selokwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chihlangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silokwa | 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 Silongwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis