Silwanda Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Silwanda Last Name Facts

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

Silwanda is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Silwanda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silwanda reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Apart from South Africa Silwanda occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silbanda883/
Siluanda881/
Silwando881/
Sselwanda829/
Chilwanda821/
Slvanda801/
Sselwandda781/
Silbande75685/
Silbando7513/
Selwandi752/
Siluonda751/
Siluande751/
Sylwander7141/
Sselwando711/
Sheluanda711/
Siluonde63824/
Schelwander632/
Söllvander5650/

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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 Silwanda
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