Silwane Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Silwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3421:40,3715,188
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Silwane (364) may also be a first name.

Silwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silwane is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,122nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,005,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Silwane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Silwane is also the 456,229th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 364 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 40,371. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Silwane Last Name Statistics demography

Silwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.97% less than the national average, earning R 145,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilwane93205/
Silewane931/
Seilwane931/
Silwan92137/
Slwane923/
Silwana863,249/
Selwane861,570/
Silwani86287/
Silwany8657/
Shilwan8613/
Slewane8611/
Zilwane869/
Silbane868/
Gilwane866/
Silewan866/
Cilwane863/
Sailwan863/
Jilwane861/
Shlwane861/
Chilwane801,781/
Selwanes80614/
Sellwane8088/
Shelwane8044/
Sehlwane8044/
Sielwant8020/
Silwones809/
Silwanyi808/
Sihlwani802/
Selwanje802/
Silwanaa801/
Silwanna801/
Selwayne801/
Shailwan801/
Silwuani801/
Siluange801/
Selwanei801/
Sillwana801/
Sailhwan801/
Selwan77362/
Sylwan77183/
Siluan77162/
Silban77127/
Silwon7769/
Slwana7712/
Slwanh772/
Silwam772/
Slwani771/
Sluane771/
Selwaness75127/
Sselwanje751/
Silvani714,488/
Chilwan71766/
Selwana71700/
Gilbane71219/
Giluane71113/
Cilwana7199/
Selwine7144/
Sillvan7139/
Zilwana7138/
Sylwant7133/
Siluang7130/
Selwani7129/
Söllwagner7127/
Jelwane7123/
Silbone7121/
Seluane7115/
Selwant7112/
Gilwani718/
Shelwan716/
Gelwane713/
Shlwani712/
Celwane712/
Shiluan712/
Cilwant711/
Selbane711/
Sielwon711/
Sselwanjje711/
Sylwand711/
Cilwani711/
Chlwane711/
Silluan711/
Slevane710/
Chilwant67100/
Selwanis6713/
Suillvan678/
Silbonne678/
Seelwant675/
Chiluane672/
Chelwane672/
Gilbanei672/
Chilwang672/
Shllwani671/
Selwiney671/
Chilwaan671/
Sillvany671/
Gilbaine670/

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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 Silwane
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