Silaban Surname

12,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Silaban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silaban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia46,2981:2,856347
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Silaban (316) may also be a first name.

Silaban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silaban (Oriya: ସିଲବାନ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silaban? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,109th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 157,086 people. The last name Silaban occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Silaban live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Silaban is also the 494,051st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 316 people.

The surname Silaban is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 46,298 people, or 1 in 2,856. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 69 percent reside, Riau, where 11 percent reside and West Java, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Silaban occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Silaban Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silaban surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

Silaban earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silaban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silaban in the Oriya language
ସିଲବାନsilabana92.11
ସିଲବାନ୍silaban2.63
ସିଲବନsilabana2.63
ସିଲକାନsilakana2.63

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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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  • 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 Silaban
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