Siwo Surname

148,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Siwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,3671:6,696806
Indonesia2451:539,79343,593
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Siwo (252) may also be a first name.

Siwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siwo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Siwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,761st most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,452,893 people. The surname Siwo is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Siwo reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Siwo is also the 561,423rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 252 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,367 people, or 1 in 6,696. In Zambia Siwo is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 60 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zambia Siwo is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Siwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Siwo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 82.92% less than the national average, earning R 40,596 per year and in United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seiwo89104/
Siwoi8990/
Shiwo8982/
Saiwo8977/
Siwou8916/
Siwoh8915/
Soiwo895/
Siwoa891/
Siwoj891/
Siwoo891/
Siwoy891/
Shiwoh80169/
Siwoha80165/
Seiwoh8052/
Siswoy8035/
Shaiwo8015/
Siwosz807/
Siewoh803/
Shiwoa802/
Siewou802/
Siwoss801/
Saiwuo801/
Sheiwo801/
Seiwoi801/
Siwuho801/
Shiewo801/
Siwoch801/
Shiwou801/
Schiwo801/
Siwa7512,132/
Sibo757,483/
Sivo752,270/
Sewo75562/
Jiwo75262/
Ziwo7566/
Giwo7542/
Siwá756/
Ciwo752/
Xiwo751/
Saiwoot732/
Seiwotz731/
Siewhoi731/
Shiwa673,136/
Saibo672,066/
Saiwa671,794/
Seiwa671,070/
Sihvo67751/
Sewou67677/
Siebo67475/
Shibo67442/
Jaiwo67365/
Sihwa67331/
Sibou67324/
Seibo67259/
Djiwo67194/
Sivoy67178/
Saivo67134/
Siboo67132/
Siboy67122/
Chiwo67113/
Sivoň6774/
Sziwa6770/
Sivoš6750/
Sewoo6744/
Siboi6740/
Dziwo6738/
Siwah6732/
Giwop6730/
Suiwa6729/
Soibo6728/
Shivo6727/
Seivo6725/
Shewo6722/
Sivou6722/
Sivoo6721/
Ssibo6720/
Seuwo6719/
Sivos6718/
Sivot6717/
Szivo6716/
Schiwotz6716/
Sewoh6715/
Siwaa6715/
Suibo6712/
Siwua6711/
Sievo6711/
Sivoi678/
Jiwoo677/
Giwoi677/
Jihwo676/
Saywo676/
Seewo676/
Sewoi675/
Sivoj674/
Sewoa674/
Siwaz673/
Soiwa673/
Sisuo673/
Ssiwa673/
Sivod672/
Sivoh672/
Sibuo672/
Siewa672/
Sivop672/
Joiwo672/
Szewo672/
Sciwa672/
Giwoo672/
Jiwwo672/
Ziswo671/
Sibho671/
Séwod671/
Seawo671/
Zaiwo671/
Zhiwo671/
Seywo671/
Siweu671/
Siwoňová671/
Siveo671/
Sivoa671/
Sjivo671/
Sjiwa671/
Szibo671/
Szywo671/
Sywoś671/
Giwoh671/
Giwoy671/
Ciwou671/
Saiwooth671/

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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
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  • 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 Siwo
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