Silafe Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Silafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silafe (3) may also be a first name.
Silafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silafe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silafe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Silafe is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Silafe are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Silafe is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 3 people.
Silafe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Silafe is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silaf | 91 | 15 | / |
| Silaff | 83 | 46 | / |
| Sileaf | 83 | 18 | / |
| Sielaf | 83 | 16 | / |
| Silafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Silafa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sailaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Silafy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zilafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sielaff | 77 | 3,178 | / |
| Seilaff | 77 | 30 | / |
| Shilaff | 77 | 9 | / |
| Silaphe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saileaf | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shileaf | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sisleaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sieleaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silafai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silefie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shailaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silab | 73 | 1,169 | / |
| Silav | 73 | 837 | / |
| Zilaf | 73 | 172 | / |
| Silaw | 73 | 160 | / |
| Selaf | 73 | 18 | / |
| Silof | 73 | 6 | / |
| Silaphet | 71 | 23,007 | / |
| Siliafis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sehlafie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sheileaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilhafer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selaffie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sietlaff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silova | 67 | 1,721 | / |
| Sileuw | 67 | 895 | / |
| Silowa | 67 | 241 | / |
| Zailaf | 67 | 207 | / |
| Silavs | 67 | 121 | / |
| Sailaphet | 67 | 83 | / |
| Sailab | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sielhöfer | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shilab | 67 | 22 | / |
| Siloff | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sielaw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shilav | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shilof | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zilaff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seleaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Silaib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Selaaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Silofa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Silofi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silabh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selaff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sielof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sileow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silyaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siloft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seilab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siliaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilaf | 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 Silafe
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