Silwel Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Silwel Last Name Facts

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

Silwel occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Silwel live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Silwel is most prevalent in: New Hampshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silwell922/
Sihlwele8615/
Sillwell863/
Sielwell860/
Shilwell860/
Silbel831/
Shilweele801/
Shillwell801/
Selwell772/
Gilwelt771/
Shlwl731/
Slbel731/
Chilwell7169/
Shelwell7138/
Silwaile711/
Schlewel711/
Sellwell710/
Gilbel6714/
Shellwell671/
Chillwell671/
Chilwl671/
Clwell670/
Schaelwell631/
Chelwel623/
Jelwell622/
Cylwell621/
Celwell620/
Gilbell620/
Slvl601/
Sellwill570/
Cilbil5087/
Selbel5010/
Gilbil5010/
Seluel502/
Selbil501/
Cluell500/
Clwill500/

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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 Silwel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis