Silwa Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Silwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Silwa (390) may also be a first name.

Silwa Last Name Facts

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

Silwa (Hindi: शिल्वा) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silwa is the 653,013th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Silwa are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 438,463rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 390 people.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Other than Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Silwa Last Name Statistics demography

Silwa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $59,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilwa91325/
Silway9163/
Silewa9115/
Sielwa916/
Sailwa916/
Silwah915/
Seilwa911/
Silwua911/
Silwas911/
Slwa892/
Shilwua839/
D'Silwa834/
Sihlwai832/
Silewah832/
Silwath831/
Shilway830/
Silba801,464/
Zilwa801,361/
Selwa80956/
Slewa80411/
Gilwa80158/
Silua80117/
Cilwa8045/
Silwe8033/
Sylwa8033/
Slwai808/
Silwi806/
Jilwa805/
Slway801/
Schilwat7721/
Silleway770/
Selway732,540/
Chilwa73866/
Szilva73590/
Sillva73310/
Silvah7356/
Suilua7351/
Selwah7325/
Gilway7324/
Sehlwa7316/
Szelwa7315/
Suulwa7311/
Silbha738/
Slewah737/
Silewo737/
Scilba736/
Silbai735/
Gilwai734/
Shilua733/
Sylwua732/
Selwap731/
Jilwad731/
Silbay731/
Sleway731/
Shilwe731/
Zilwai731/
Shlewa731/
Silhua731/
Selwai731/
Slewoa731/
Sellwa731/
Sselwa731/
Siluea731/
Siluat731/
Silbaa731/
Slewat730/
Slva67421/
Szilvai67196/
Gillway6743/
Shelwah6729/
Selwach6714/
Slba677/
Sellway676/
Chilwad675/
Schilwe675/
Chilwah674/
Sehlwai673/
Slua672/
Sillbah671/
Silwher671/
Gilwaha671/
Dzielwa671/
Jslewad671/
Jillwah671/
Slewahy671/
Zlwa671/
Silllva671/
Sylwach671/
Slwo671/
Sillwey670/
Schilwy670/

Silwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silwa in the Hindi language
शिल्वाsilva-

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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 Silwa
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