Silwer Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Silwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Micronesia41:26,561731
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080

Silwer (14) may also be a first name.

Silwer Last Name Facts

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

Silwer is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silwer is the 878,878th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Silwer reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

Silwer is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 260,470. In South Africa Silwer is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and Micronesia, where 1 percent are found.

Silwer Last Name Statistics demography

Silwer earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning R 199,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silwger921/
Silwier921/
Silwher921/
Silwerdt861/
Silber838,312/
Slwetr831/
Siluer831/
Gilwer831/
Szilber7786/
Sillver779/
Slewert777/
Sillber772/
Slweetr771/
Selwert771/
Shlewer771/
Selwere771/
Gilwere770/
Sluer7339/
Slver731/
Schlewer7165/
Schilber7131/
Schölwer711/
Slewerdt711/
Sselwere711/
Zilber671,152/
Selber67530/
Gilber67472/
Sylber6761/
Zelwer6753/
Schoelwer6753/
Gelwer6752/
Sleber6742/
Sølver6735/
Selwir6713/
Slever673/
Sllver672/
Seluer671/
Sluehr671/
Giluer671/
Siluir671/
Shluer670/

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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 Silwer
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