Swalihi Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swalihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Swalihi (44) may also be a first name.

Swalihi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swalihi is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalihi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swalihi is the 1,882,912th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Swalihi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swalihi is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Swalihi is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 95 percent reside, Pemba North Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaliha8645/
Swalihe861/
Swalie771/
Swalehe7143,934/
Swallie71170/
Sualiha7112/
Svaliha719/
Sualihe719/
Suali'i718/
Swaleeh715/
Sualehi712/
Swalies711/
Schwalie67117/
Swallehe677/
Swaalehe674/
Sweilehi672/
Swallier671/

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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 Swalihi
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