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
The last name Silaju (Hindi: सिलाजू) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Silaju click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 620,716th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. Silaju is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silaju reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Silaju is also the 337,379th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 613 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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
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- 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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