Silwali Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Silwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Silwali Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Silwali Last Name Facts

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

Silwali is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silwali is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Silwali occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silwali are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silwale86149/
Silwala8613/
Gilwali861/
Shilwale801/
Silwaile801/
Zelwali7115/
Siluale711/
Slwales710/
Shelwale6724/
Sihlwele6715/
Gilwhalley594/
Siluele5718/
Seluala577/
Gilbale574/
Gelbali571/
Slualer570/
Zihlwele5377/
Gilwooly531/
Gillvaly530/
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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 Silwali
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