Siwelwa Surname

200,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siwelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Siwelwa 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
Zambia1,2421:12,7621,458
Tanzania8291:63,8626,786
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998

Siwelwa Last Name Facts

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

Siwelwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwelwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 200,299th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,496,903 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siwelwa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Siwelwa is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,242 people, or 1 in 12,762. In Zambia Siwelwa is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 50 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

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
Siwelwe86821/
Siwilwa861/
Chiwelwa8072/
Chiwilwa671/
Shaibilwa631/
Chesuilwa631/
Sivlva621/
Sebelwe571/
Shiwlue571/
Jewlewad535/
Shevlyuha50287/
Schibelbe501/
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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 Siwelwa
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