Silako Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Silako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Silako (188) may also be a first name.

Silako Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Silako Come From? nationality or country of origin

Silako (Hindi: सीलको, Marathi: िसलाको, Oriya: ସିଲେକା, Russian: Силако) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silako is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Silako live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 663,277th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 188 people.

Silako is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Silako is most common in: Morobe, where 71 percent are found, West New Britain, where 14 percent are found and West Sepik, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Silako occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silako in the Oriya language
ସିଲେକାsileka-
Silako in the Marathi language
िसलाकोisalako-
Silako in the Hindi language
सीलकोsilako50
सिलाकोsilako50
Silako in the Russian language
Силакоsilako-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silako
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