Silabu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Silabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Silabu (23) may also be a first name.

Silabu Last Name Facts

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

Silabu (Oriya: ସିଲବୁ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Silabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Silabu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Silabu are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Silabu is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: New Ireland, where 42 percent are found, West New Britain, where 35 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silabut92723/
Shilabu9226/
Silabud922/
Sihlabu921/
Silabus921/
Silabou921/
Suilabu921/
Silabout8610/
Silabush866/
Sielabeu861/
Silawu83266/
Selabu8355/
Jilabu8349/
Silavu8320/
Silebu834/
Selabou77199/
Chilabu7758/
Silawut7738/
Silavau776/
Jilyabu774/
Sailebu774/
Sihlavu774/
Sailavu773/
Sehlabu773/
Shilawu772/
Selaabu771/
Selabau771/
Silaivu771/
Silavui771/
Sailawu771/
Gilabou771/
Seelabut7119/
Silgavou7112/
Silawuth718/
Seelabud717/
Sihlavgu711/
Djilabou711/
Selebu67201/
Selawu6725/
Jelabu674/
Gilobu671/
Shilavuha671/
Zelabu671/
Selavu671/

Silabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silabu in the Oriya language
ସିଲବୁsilabu-

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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
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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 Silabu
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