Swili Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Swili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Swili (13) may also be a first name.

Swili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swili occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swili? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Swili occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Swili are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Swili is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Swili is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Swili Last Name Statistics demography

Swili earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.3% less than the national average, earning R 94,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaili9112/
Shwili913/
Swihli912/
Schwili8310/
Sweilih839/
Sweilli831/
Swila8012,941/
Sweli801,236/
Sbili80394/
Swile80140/
Suili8074/
Xwili8011/
Swily801/
S'Weilih772/
Sweilehi772/
Switlich771/
Swehli736,399/
Swaile73272/
Shvili73153/
Sweile73112/
Swille73109/
Zweili73103/
Svilis7362/
Swileh7322/
Swiley7319/
Xhwili7317/
Sbihli7310/
Sbaili739/
Shuili738/
Suiloi735/
Sweeli735/
Suihli733/
Sweila733/
Sbeili732/
Swiles732/
Svilia732/
Swaila732/
Shbili732/
Suilia731/
Swueli731/
Sweilé731/
Svitli731/
Shwile731/
Suilie731/
Swaily731/
Sweily731/
Sviliy731/
Swihla731/
Suilit731/
Swelih731/
Shweli731/
Shwily731/
Swilay731/
Suilih731/
Swilea730/
Schwailia712/
Sweileh677,632/
Swilley672,733/
Swaileh67263/
Svilich6743/
Souhili6733/
Swisley6730/
Sveilis6721/
Schvili6715/
Shvilli678/
Shuhili675/
Swisler675/
Shwaila674/
Swailay674/
Sweilej674/
Switler673/
Swailey673/
Svillia671/
Shuilai671/
Swehlie671/
Svitliy671/
Swieleh671/
Shbaili671/
Swaylia671/
Suhilai671/
Swittle671/
Sweille670/
Swuiley670/
Switley670/
Swaitly670/
Sweiler670/

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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 Swili
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