Silweya Surname
Approximately 2,348 people bear this surname
Silweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,973 | 1:8,033 | 953 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silweya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Silweya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 181,314th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,103,725 people. Silweya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silweya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Silweya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,973 people, or 1 in 8,033. In Zambia Silweya is mostly found in: Muchinga Province, where 38 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 16 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sileweya | 93 | 21 | / |
| Shilweya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silweyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sillwey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Silbey | 77 | 96 | / |
| Silway | 77 | 63 | / |
| Selwey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siluea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silueap | 71 | 356 | / |
| Jilwaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Silbeja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Silbiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sihlwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gillwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sihlwayi | 67 | 410 | / |
| Silviyah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Chilweye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Slwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sihlweie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sselweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilueya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silbhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chillwey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silleway | 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
- 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 Silweya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis