Silaju Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Silaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 310 | 1:170,779 | 14,990 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Silaju (613) may also be a first name.
Silaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silaju (Hindi: सिलाजू) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silaju is the 620,716th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name Silaju occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silaju are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 337,379th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 613 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania Silaju is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaju in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलाजू | silaju | - |
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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 Silaju
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