Silwe Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Silwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Silwe (46) may also be a first name.
Silwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silwe is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Silwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Silwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Silwe are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silwe is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 46 people.
It is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,003,097. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Savanes District, where 57 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 35 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 4 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silewe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sailwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shilwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Silw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schilwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sailewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silwher | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sillwey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Silue | 80 | 153,398 | / |
| Silwa | 80 | 462 | / |
| Selwe | 80 | 387 | / |
| Silbe | 80 | 164 | / |
| Slewe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Silew | 80 | 34 | / |
| Gilwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Silwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jilwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sylwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cilwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schielwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilue | 73 | 131 | / |
| Sellwe | 73 | 117 | / |
| Sillue | 73 | 104 | / |
| Silbey | 73 | 96 | / |
| Gilwee | 73 | 72 | / |
| Silway | 73 | 63 | / |
| Siluet | 73 | 53 | / |
| Siloue | 73 | 40 | / |
| Chilwe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Siluhe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Slweez | 73 | 5 | / |
| Silbee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Selwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saelwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siliue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siluer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sealwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siluie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sailew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sailwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sleweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siluea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jilweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sillew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Slue | 67 | 312 | / |
| Schilbe | 67 | 197 | / |
| Gilweit | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shillue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Slewett | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shlewet | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sillver | 67 | 9 | / |
| Silloue | 67 | 8 | / |
| D'Silwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sihlwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schelwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jlwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieloue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schillweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilwejt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saelwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schilwy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shilway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Silwe
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