Siluwe Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siluwe Surname Definition:

Siluwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: leopard.

Siluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3031:52,3104,886
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Siluwe (33) may also be a first name.

Siluwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Siluwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: leopard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Siluwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siluwe is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siluwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 816,514th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Siluwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Siluwe is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name Siluwe is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 52,310. In Zambia Siluwe is most common in: Southern Province, where 72 percent are found, Western Province, where 14 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Zambia Siluwe exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiluwe92506/
Sileuw83895/
Silowe83142/
Silouw83128/
Siliwe8340/
Seluwe8312/
Silube832/
Siluwa832/
Siluve832/
Giluwe831/
Siliuw831/
Shiluwa77763/
Chiluwe77431/
Shilowe7738/
Siluver7719/
Shiluwi773/
Seijlhouwer7144/
Schiliwe714/
Shiluwaa711/
Seluwa671,939/
Selowe67762/
Siluva6711/
Schiliewe6710/
Silive679/
Seleuw672/
Setlhauwe671/
Geluwe671/
Shiluwaha671/
Silubi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Siluwe
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