Yiliwe Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

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

Yiliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3071:176,47519,463
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Yiliwe (63) may also be a first name.

Yiliwe Last Name Facts

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

Yiliwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiliwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 828,895th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. Yiliwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiliwe live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 176,475. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Free State, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa Yiliwe exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Yiliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Yiliwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning R 121,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iliwe916/
Yiliwa8341/
Hiliwe833/
Yilibe831/
Iliw8010/
Yliw801/
Ilawe73109/
Eliwe7396/
Ilive7325/
Iluwe7321/
Iliwa7320/
Ilewe739/
Ilibe733/
Ylibe731/
Iliwi731/
Hiliwoue711/
Aileiwie711/
Hilewe6791/
Eleiwe6781/
Yilave6750/
Eliuwe6727/
Hiliwa6718/
Hiliwi6711/
Ilieve6711/
Jiliwa6710/
Iliewa678/
Jilibe678/
Hilawe677/
Ailewe676/
Ilaiwi675/
Eliwge675/
Elaiwe674/
Illiwa673/
Eliewe672/
Heliwe672/
Eiliwa672/
Iliver672/
Giliwi671/
Yilebe671/
Ilievi671/
Ileive671/
Ileiwa671/
Ylieve671/
Ilewet671/
Ilewey671/
Ilibey671/
Iliwai671/
Hilibe671/
Jilewe671/
Jilive671/
Ylieva671/
Ilawey671/
Eliweu671/
Eliawe671/
Eileiw671/
Ailawe671/
Ilaiwy671/
Ejliwe671/
Gilive671/

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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 Yiliwe
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