Silaja Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Silaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 285 | 1:464,032 | 38,383 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Silāja (1) are calculated separately.
Silaja (405) may also be a first name.
Silaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silaja (Marathi: िसलजा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Silāja. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 804,502nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Silaja is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Silaja are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 428,575th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 405 people.
The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 464,032. In Indonesia Silaja is most numerous in: West Java, where 78 percent are found, Maluku, where 10 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found and Latvia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaja in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलजा | isalaja | - |
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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 Silaja
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