Silafy Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Silafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Silafy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Silafy Last Name Facts

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

Silafy occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silafy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Silafy live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Silafy is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Silafy is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silafa834/
Silafi834/
Silafe832/
Silafai771/
Jilafay770/
Siliafis714/
Sziládfy711/
Zelafy679/
Silofa674/
Silofi673/
Zilafe671/
Silefi671/
Zilafa671/
Cilafi671/
Selafa671/
Selafi671/
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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 Silafy
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