Siwalem Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Siwalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Siwalem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Siwalem (13) may also be a first name.

Siwalem Last Name Facts

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

Siwalem is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwalem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Siwalem is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Siwalem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Siwalem reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Siwalem is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Siwalem is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Siwalem is most numerous in: Amudat District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Siwalem is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sewalem862,098/
Siwalen864/
Shewalem8011,912/
Sewailem806/
Sewallem801/
Shewaleme7516/
Shewaalem754/
Sewalim71246/
Sewelem716/
Sevalem713/
Shewaaleme711/
Seweilem67206/
Seweylem672/
Sivalenk671/
Shivalen671/
Sewallen670/
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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 Siwalem
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