Silafa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Silafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silafa (33) may also be a first name.
Silafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silafa occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Silafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Silafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Silafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Silafa are found; 25 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname Silafa is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 50 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast Silafa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silafau | 92 | 41 | / |
| Silafai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jilafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Silafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Silofa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Silafy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Silafe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Selafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zilafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silapha | 77 | 119 | / |
| Silavah | 77 | 79 | / |
| Silofau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sailofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gielafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jilafay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Silaphat | 71 | 1,117 | / |
| Silaphai | 71 | 166 | / |
| Siliafis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sheilafaith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selefa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sitlaphat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Silaphath | 67 | 4 | / |
| Silefo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silofi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelafast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilafe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Silafa
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