Sahilan Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sahilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3891:260,25338,511
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England41:13,929,515290,718
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Sahilan (176) may also be a first name.

Sahilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahilan (Hindi: सहीलन, Marathi: सिहलान) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sahilan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahilan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. Sahilan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sahilan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sahilan is also the 687,834th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 176 people.

Sahilan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 260,253. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 34 percent are found, Caraga, where 31 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Sahilan Last Name Statistics demography

Sahilan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sahilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahilan in the Marathi language
सिहलानsihalana-
Sahilan in the Hindi language
सहीलनsahilana75
साहीलनsahilana25

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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 Sahilan
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