Silwan Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Silwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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 surname Silwan (Arabic: سلوان, Oriya: ସିାନ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silwan is the 1,518,885th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Silwan is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Silwan are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 434,130th most frequent first name globally It is held by 396 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Excluding Egypt it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silwane921,456/
Shilwan9213/
Silewan926/
Sailwan923/
Slwan912/
Shilwane86205/
Sielwant8620/
Sailhwan861/
Silewane861/
Seilwane861/
Shailwan861/
Selwan83362/
Sylwan83183/
Siluan83162/
Silban83127/
Silwon8369/
Jilwan8348/
Gilwan835/
Slwane833/
Slwanh832/
Slwang832/
Silwam832/
Zilwan831/
Slewan830/
Selwane771,570/
Chilwan77766/
Sillvan7739/
Sylwant7733/
Siluang7730/
Selwant7712/
Slewane7711/
Zilwane779/
Shelwan776/
Gilwane776/
Gillwan774/
Gilhwan773/
Cilwane773/
Shiluan772/
Shlwane771/
Cilwant771/
Jilwane771/
Gilwann771/
Silluan771/
Sielwon771/
Sylwand771/
Sluan7336/
Slvan732/
Zlwan731/
Slban731/
Slwam731/
Slwon731/
Clwan730/
Chilwant71100/
Sellwane7188/
Shelwane7144/
Suillvan718/
Seelwant715/
Chilwang712/
Chilwaan711/
Selwayne711/
Selwon67149/
Slewon6759/
Seluan6759/
Siluanova6740/
Zilban6734/
Jelwan6731/
Gelwan6725/
Slevan6723/
Selban6718/
Gilban6715/
Cilban6715/
Selwam6713/
Silbon676/
Sylwon672/
Zelwan672/
Sylban671/
Sluane671/
Sllvan671/
Chilwanth671/
Jiluan671/
Siluon671/
Giluan671/
Slwong671/
Silwom671/
Sleban671/
Slvann670/

Silwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silwan in the Oriya language
ସିାନsiana-
Silwan in the Arabic language
سلوانslwan-

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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
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  • 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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