Swilah Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Swilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Swilah Last Name Facts

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

Swilah is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swilah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Swilah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Swilah live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside and Geita Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swailah921/
Swila9112,941/
Swelah834/
Sweila833/
Swaila832/
Swilay831/
Swilas831/
Swihla831/
Swilea830/
Shwaila774/
Swailay774/
Swailas771/
Schweilach751/
Suila731,639/
Swela73190/
Sbila7321/
Swilo7313/
Svila732/
Schwihla7112/
Swoileau712/
Shweilat711/
Sweilatt711/
Suilay67679/
Swehla67542/
Svihla67167/
Shuila67162/
Chwila67146/
Suilea67124/
Svilas6728/
Swälas6723/
Szwula6720/
Swiley6719/
Suilya6710/
Switlo679/
Svilla678/
Sbaila674/
Swiłas674/
Svoila673/
Svilha672/
Schwailia672/
Svilia672/
Svitla672/
Suilha672/
Shwela672/
Szwela672/
Swelha671/
Sviola671/
Suilia671/
Sweyla671/
Sweala671/
Swioła671/
Swelas671/
Suilaz671/
Suilas671/
Swelga670/

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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 Swilah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis