Sulwe Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sulwe Surname Definition:

Sulwe is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: rabbit.

Sulwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5831:27,1872,856
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Uganda411:952,17842,125
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sulwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rabbit.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sulwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulwe is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sulwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 427,422nd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sulwe reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

It is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 27,187. In Zambia Sulwe is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 61 percent reside, Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Sulwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (89%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulwer9187/
Soulwe9127/
Shulwe914/
Sulwey912/
Saulwe911/
Siulwe911/
Sulw891/
Sulwa80565/
Solwe80241/
Sulwi8026/
Sulue8015/
Sulve808/
Sulbe805/
Julwe802/
Sulway73238/
Sulver7336/
Solwey7335/
Sholwe7334/
Saulue7326/
Soulue7321/
Suulwa7311/
Shulbe737/
Suluet732/
Shulue731/
Sutlue731/
Shulwa731/
Shilwe731/
Sulvey731/
Seulbe731/
Solwei730/
Soulve730/
Schulweis7137/
Shulver67366/
Susluer67121/
Shaulwa6792/
Soulvie6769/
Sutluer6740/
Sutluea6726/
Schulbe6725/
Schulve6714/
Schulue674/
Suilver673/
Sulluie671/
Soulway671/
Shulbey670/
Sulwith670/
Sullver670/
Schullweis670/

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Footnotes

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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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