Silwela Surname
Approximately 993 people bear this surname
Silwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 639 | 1:24,804 | 2,643 |
| Tanzania | 353 | 1:149,976 | 13,619 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Silwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silwela is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silwela? popularity and diffusion
Silwela is the 363,673rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silwela reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 24,804. In Zambia Silwela is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 77 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 12 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silwala | 86 | 13 | / |
| Silbela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Siluela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Silwila | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sihlwele | 80 | 15 | / |
| Silwilad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilweele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silwalo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Siluele | 71 | 18 | / |
| Siluelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Slvilla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silbilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silwaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selwila | 57 | 164 | / |
| Seluila | 57 | 41 | / |
| Ziluele | 57 | 21 | / |
| Clevela | 57 | 2 | / |
| Selwalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Clweley | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ciluila | 57 | 1 | / |
| Silbilo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Silbile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chilwilo | 53 | 20 | / |
| Selwalio | 53 | 5 | / |
| Cleweley | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gilbuila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zilbilai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Silbilio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gilbaila | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Silwela
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