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 occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Silongwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silongwe? popularity and diffusion
Silongwe is the 2,075,631st most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Silongwe live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it 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. Besides Zimbabwe Silongwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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