Silunga Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1091:145,41210,533
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Silunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silunga (Oriya: ସିଲୂା) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silunga? popularity and diffusion

Silunga is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Silunga are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 145,412. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 54 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live and Central Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Silunga Last Name Statistics demography

Silunga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning R 144,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silunga in the Oriya language
ସିଲୂାsilua-

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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 Silunga
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