Silwani Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Silwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Silwani (70) may also be a first name.

Silwani Last Name Facts

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

Silwani (Hindi: सीलवानी, Oriya: ସିଲୱାନି) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 921,780th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Silwani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Silwani live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 70 people.

The surname Silwani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Silwani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, Western Cape, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Silwani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silwani are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Silwani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.95% less than the national average, earning R 88,044 per year and in United States they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning $60,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silwanyi938/
Sihlwani932/
Silwuani931/
Silvani864,488/
Silwana863,249/
Silwane861,456/
Silwany8657/
Selwani8629/
Cilwani861/
Shilwane80205/
Selwanis8013/
Sillwana801/
Selwanei801/
Silwanaa801/
Silwanna801/
Sillvagni751/
Sselwanyi751/
Selwane711,570/
Selwana71700/
Silvoni71149/
Sylvani71119/
Cilwana7199/
Selvani7182/
Silbane718/
Cilwane713/
Shlvani711/
Chilwane671,781/
Selwanes67614/
Sellwane6788/
Sehlwane6744/
Shelwane6744/
Silwones679/
Selwanje672/
Sillvany671/
Siluange671/
Selwayne671/

Silwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silwani in the Hindi language
सीलवानीsilavani-
Silwani in the Oriya language
ସିଲୱାନିsilawani-

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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
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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 Silwani
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