Swilla Surname

140,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1151:16,9962,189
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swilla (19) may also be a first name.

Swilla Last Name Facts

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

Swilla is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swilla? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 140,940th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,303,270 people. Swilla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Swilla reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

Swilla is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,115 people, or 1 in 16,996. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 54 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 30 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Swilla exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swillah92434/
Swillat9269/
Swillia922/
Swila9112,941/
Swille83109/
Swella8351/
Swillo8350/
Swilly8313/
Sweila833/
Swaila832/
Swilay831/
Suilla831/
Swihla831/
Swilea830/
Swla801/
Swilley772,733/
Swillie7793/
Swiller7784/
Swillis7727/
Chwilla7714/
Shbilla774/
Swailay774/
Shwaila774/
Swelhla772/
Swellah771/
Swellay770/
Swela73190/
Swilo7313/
Swlai732/
Swhla731/
Schwille71346/
Schwella71163/
Suillaud7174/
Schwillo7121/
Schwihla7112/
Shwiller7112/
Swoileau712/
Souhilla711/
Sweilley711/
Schwilly710/
Suella67413/
Sbille6766/
Swelly6725/
Suillo6723/
Shwlai6720/
Swiley6719/
Swelah674/
Swelle673/
Suille673/
Shwela672/
Schwailia672/
Sbilli672/
Swello672/
Szwela672/
Schwiller672/
Swilletts672/
Sweyla671/
Sbilly671/
Swlley671/
Suilly671/
Sbella671/
Sweala671/
Zwilli671/

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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 Swilla
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