Silwenga Surname
Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname
Silwenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,370 | 1:11,569 | 1,333 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silwenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silwenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silwenga occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Silwenga.
How Common Is The Last Name Silwenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 272,669th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,106,900 people. Silwenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silwenga reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,370 people, or 1 in 11,569. In Zambia Silwenga is most prevalent in: Muchinga Province, where 36 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silwinga | 88 | 34 | / |
| Silwenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shilwinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selwena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Silweno | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silweeno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silveno | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sylwina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selbena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silboina | 63 | 9 | / |
| Silboyna | 63 | 2 | / |
| Seluhinga | 59 | 109 | / |
| Zelbengai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zilbingai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Silvino | 53 | 5,139 | / |
| Selveno | 53 | 6 | / |
| Seluina | 53 | 3 | / |
| Siluino | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zilbina | 53 | 2 | / |
| Selbina | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seluhina | 50 | 20 | / |
| Sheluina | 50 | 1 | / |
| Seluinaz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Selyuina | 50 | 1 | / |
| Selwiney | 50 | 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 Silwenga
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