Sulwe Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Sulwe Surname Definition:
Sulwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: rabbit.
Sulwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 583 | 1:27,187 | 2,856 |
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sulwe (23) may also be a first name.
Sulwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sulwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: rabbit.
Sulwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rabbit.
Sulwe Demographics
Sulwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sulwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sulwe occurs most in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sulwe is the 427,422nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sulwe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.
The last name Sulwe is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 27,187. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 61 percent live, Central Province, where 19 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Zambia Sulwe occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Sulwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sulwe surname is predominantly Christian (89%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulwer | 91 | 87 | / |
| Soulwe | 91 | 27 | / |
| Shulwe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sulwey | 91 | 2 | / |
| Saulwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Siulwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sulw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sulwa | 80 | 565 | / |
| Solwe | 80 | 241 | / |
| Sulwi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sulue | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sulve | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sulbe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Julwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sulway | 73 | 238 | / |
| Sulver | 73 | 36 | / |
| Solwey | 73 | 35 | / |
| Sholwe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Saulue | 73 | 26 | / |
| Soulue | 73 | 21 | / |
| Suulwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shulbe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Suluet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shulue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sutlue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shilwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sulvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seulbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Solwei | 73 | 0 | / |
| Soulve | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schulweis | 71 | 37 | / |
| Shulver | 67 | 366 | / |
| Susluer | 67 | 121 | / |
| Shaulwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Soulvie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Sutluer | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sutluea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Schulbe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Schulve | 67 | 14 | / |
| Schulue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suilver | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sulluie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soulway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sulwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sullver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schullweis | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulwe
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