Swilah Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Swilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 53 | 1:998,898 | 45,319 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Swilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swilah occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swilah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Swilah reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swailah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Swila | 91 | 12,941 | / |
| Swelah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sweila | 83 | 3 | / |
| Swaila | 83 | 2 | / |
| Swilay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swilas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swihla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swilea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shwaila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swailay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swailas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schweilach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suila | 73 | 1,639 | / |
| Swela | 73 | 190 | / |
| Sbila | 73 | 21 | / |
| Swilo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Svila | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schwihla | 71 | 12 | / |
| Swoileau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shweilat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sweilatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suilay | 67 | 679 | / |
| Swehla | 67 | 542 | / |
| Svihla | 67 | 167 | / |
| Shuila | 67 | 162 | / |
| Chwila | 67 | 146 | / |
| Suilea | 67 | 124 | / |
| Svilas | 67 | 28 | / |
| Swälas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Szwula | 67 | 20 | / |
| Swiley | 67 | 19 | / |
| Suilya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Switlo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Svilla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sbaila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Swiłas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Svoila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Svilha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schwailia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Svilia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Svitla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suilha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swelha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sviola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swioła | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swelas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suilaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suilas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swelga | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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