Sahilu Surname

36,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sahilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,3271:6,8091,077
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
United States171:21,321,114641,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sahilu (15,251) may also be a first name.

Sahilu Last Name Facts

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

Sahilu (Hindi: सहिलु, Marathi: सािहलू) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sahilu is the 36,466th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 503,910 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sahilu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 45,874th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 15,251 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,327 people, or 1 in 6,809. Not including Ethiopia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Sahilu Last Name Statistics demography

Sahilu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.21% less than the national average, earning $29,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahilou9239/
Sahileu9213/
Sahillu922/
Sahielu921/
Seahilu921/
Sahilluh8625/
Saheilou8625/
Sahelu833,569/
Saehlu834/
Sohilu832/
Saeilu832/
Sehilu831/
Siailu831/
Sahelou7719/
Saayilu779/
Sohilau777/
Saiyelu773/
Jahilou772/
Shehilu771/
Saehluy771/
Saehllu771/
Siailou771/
Sayielu771/
Saheelu771/
Saelu731,781/
Sauilius711/
Saeliu67320/
Saelui67188/
Saelou6720/
Saelau6713/
Saeleu6711/
Saelhu677/
Saeluy675/
Saeelu674/
Saeluu671/
Shaelu671/
Sieelu671/

Sahilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahilu in the Hindi language
सहिलुsahilu-
Sahilu in the Marathi language
सािहलूsaihalu66.67
सहीलुsahilu33.33

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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 Sahilu
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