Silume Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,9791:8,009949
Namibia821:29,3834,509
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Silume (584) may also be a first name.

Silume Last Name Facts

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

Silume is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silume.

How Common Is The Last Name Silume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,487th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silume are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 346,315th most common first name on earth, borne by 584 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,979 people, or 1 in 8,009. In Zambia Silume is primarily found in: Western Province, where 71 percent live, Southern Province, where 10 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilume92143/
Siloume922/
Silumes922/
Silum91320/
Seiloume869/
Siluma832,396/
Siloum83109/
Selume8349/
Silime8313/
Silome8313/
Sailum838/
Cilume835/
Jilume834/
Shilum831/
Silumi831/
Seilloume801/
Chilume77822/
Seiloum77265/
Sailoum77139/
Shillum7779/
Siluuma7756/
Djilume7755/
Shilumi7715/
Shiluma776/
Seloume773/
Dzilume772/
Seilime772/
Gilaume771/
Selumie771/
Sailaum771/
Soilime771/
Sileuma771/
Silumio771/
Sselume771/
Suillum770/
Silom731,058/
Selum7362/
Cilum7322/
Sélum731/
Zilum730/
Seilouma715/
Chilhume711/
Shilomei711/
Seilloum711/
Chihlume711/
Juillume711/
Shilleum710/
Selome675,163/
Siloma671,100/
Selime67414/
Silimi67305/
Seluma67280/
Selumi67188/
Chilum6766/
Selhum6758/
Celume6737/
Sailom6732/
Seelum6728/
Ziluma6724/
Seloum6714/
Cilumi6712/
Sajlum678/
Jelume674/
Shilom673/
Cilome673/
Juillaume672/
Jilumi671/
Saylum671/
Shelum671/
Selumé671/
Silhom671/
Shailimie671/
Seleum671/
Seilom671/

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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 Silume
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