Silwan Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Silwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Silwan (396) may also be a first name.
Silwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silwan (Arabic: سلوان, Oriya: ସିାନ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,518,885th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Silwan reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Silwan is also the 434,130th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 396 people.
Silwan is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିାନ | siana | - |
| Silwan in the Arabic language | ||
| سلوان | slwan | - |
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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 Silwan
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