Swalihu Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swalihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Swalihu (35) may also be a first name.

Swalihu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swalihu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalihu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swalihu is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Swalihu live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename in the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name Swalihu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 90 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sualihu862,309/
Swalihi8697/
Swaliha8645/
Swaliho863/
Swalihe861/
Szalihu861/
Slihu83122/
Swalihah801/
Sbalihuu801/
Slaihu7715/
Slihou772/
Swalehe7143,934/
Swaleha7134/
Swalaha7126/
Sialahu715/
Swaloju713/
Swalahi712/
Souhalihou711/
Swlihey711/
Sialiho711/
Swolahu711/
Siolihu711/
Sualiou711/
Swallehe677/
Sliha676/
Swaalehe674/
Slihi673/
Sliho673/
Swaalahe671/
Slahu671/
Sluhu671/
Slehu671/
Svaloju571/
Chualoiu531/

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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
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  • 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 Swalihu
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