Silwano Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Silwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Silwano (65) may also be a first name.

Silwano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silwano occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silwano.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Silwano reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Silwano is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 65 people.

The last name Silwano is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvano8638,155/
Silwana863,249/
Sylwano8621/
Siluano8615/
Selwano864/
Shilwana805/
Sselwano802/
Selwango801/
Sillvano801/
Sillwana801/
Silwanaa801/
Silwanna801/
Sselwango751/
Selwana71700/
Selvano71390/
Cilwana7199/
Sylvano7188/
Silbana7123/
Silvono711/
Chilwana67410/
Sehlwana67168/
Selwanga67125/
Shiluana671/
Syluanous636/
Ssellwanga591/
Selbana573/
Celwana571/
Zilbana571/
Silboina539/
Silboyna532/
Syluanas531/

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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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  • 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 Silwano
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