Silaka Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Silaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Silaka (215) may also be a first name.
Silaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silaka (Hindi: सीलका, Marathi: िसलका, Oriya: ସିଲକା) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,011,991st most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Silaka reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 616,131st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 215 people.
It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 1,057,994. In Indonesia it is most common in: Maluku, where 86 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 11 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 2 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaka in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलका | isalaka | - |
| Silaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲକା | silaka | 82.76 |
| ଶିଲକା | silaka | 8.05 |
| ସିଲାକା | silaka | 4.6 |
| ସୀଲକା | silaka | 1.15 |
| ସିଳକା | silaka | 1.15 |
| ୱାଡକା | wadaka | 1.15 |
| ଶିଳକା | silaka | 1.15 |
| Silaka in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलका | silaka | 44.44 |
| सिलका | silaka | 44.44 |
| सीलाका | silaka | 11.11 |
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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 Silaka
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