Swila Surname
Approximately 12,941 people bear this surname
Swila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12,286 | 1:4,309 | 594 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Swila (44) may also be a first name.
Swila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swila occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Swila is the 40,492nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 563,136 people. The last name Swila is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swila live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Swila is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 44 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 12,286 people, or 1 in 4,309. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 49 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Swila
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