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 surname Silaja (Marathi: िसलजा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Silāja. For other possible spellings of Silaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 804,502nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Silaja live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Silaja is also the 428,575th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 405 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 464,032. In Indonesia Silaja is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 78 percent reside, Maluku, where 10 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Latvia, where 5 percent reside.
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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