Silaiman Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Silaiman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Silaiman (74) may also be a first name.
Silaiman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaiman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silaiman (Hindi: सिलैमान) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaiman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silaiman is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Silaiman live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silaiman is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 74 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Silaiman is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 41 percent live, Kaduna, where 24 percent live and Oyo, where 18 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaiman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaiman in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलैमान | silaimana | - |
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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 Silaiman
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