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 surname Silaju (Hindi: सिलाजू) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silaju is the 620,716th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. This last name is mostly 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 613 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania Silaju is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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