Silahi Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Silahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4711:141,02521,711
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Silahi (65) may also be a first name.

Silahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻼﺣﻲ, Hindi: सिलाही, Marathi: िसलही) is found most frequently in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 526,921st most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Silahi live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. Silahi is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 65 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 141,025. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Mayotte, where 94 percent are found, Réunion, where 5 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 0 percent are found. Aside from France Silahi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silahić92219/
Suilahi92136/
Silahoi9216/
Scilahi921/
Silaahi921/
Shailahi861/
Silađi83587/
Selahi83353/
Sülahi8397/
Silehi8359/
Sulahi8322/
Silaeh8312/
Silaui8311/
Silahe8310/
Silași834/
Silohi832/
Silahoy77174/
Selahis7714/
Saylahi7711/
Shilaei778/
Selahie772/
Silohai772/
Soileai771/
Shilahe771/
Sselahi771/
Silajji771/
Sielahe771/
Cilahis771/
Selahij771/
Silauie771/
Soilehi771/
Jilajhi771/
Sailaui771/
Silae73435/
Shellahi7197/
Silahooy7188/
Siluihui7121/
Sailohit713/
Szilaayi711/
Sailaija711/
Seyllahi711/
Selahgai711/
Setlhahi711/
Seelahoi711/
Siloua67149/
Shilae6734/
Silaea6726/
Caillahui6722/
Selehi6711/
Siloei678/
Zilaei676/
Silági674/
Selaeh674/
Silaua672/
Silehe672/
Silheu672/
Sulehi672/
Sileay671/
Sileuh671/
Siluie671/
Selaui671/
Sulahe671/

Silahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻼﺣﻲslahy-
Silahi in the Hindi language
सिलाहीsilahi-
Silahi in the Marathi language
िसलहीisalahi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silahi
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