Silugwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Silugwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Silugwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silugwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silugwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silugwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silugwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Silugwe is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 67 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silaugwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shilungwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siluingwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silungwea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siloungwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selugwe | 86 | 39 | / |
| Sselugwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilugwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selungwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silukwa | 71 | 104 | / |
| Selugwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Silique | 71 | 10 | / |
| Selukwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Selogwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selugwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selungwi | 67 | 676 | / |
| Selougue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sselugwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shilikwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chilukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selokwe | 57 | 12 | / |
| Seluque | 57 | 12 | / |
| Selikwe | 57 | 9 | / |
| Selique | 57 | 1 | / |
| Silokwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Silikui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Selougui | 53 | 183 | / |
| Shelikwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chiluque | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zilugbay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chilukwi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zeilugbay | 50 | 19 | / |
| Selukwaya | 50 | 6 | / |
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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
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- 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 Silugwe
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