Silaku Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Silaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Silaku (22) may also be a first name.

Silaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silaku (Hindi: सिलाकू, Marathi: िसलकु, Oriya: ସିଲକୁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silaku? popularity and diffusion

Silaku is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Silaku occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Silaku are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Silaku is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 63 percent are found, Enga, where 13 percent are found and Hela, where 13 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilaku92119/
Sihlaku9212/
Silakau929/
Silakhu924/
Sitlaku922/
Silakut921/
Sailaku921/
Silakhup86226/
Sithlaku861/
Silyakus861/
Sileku83290/
Jilaku835/
Gilaku835/
Selaku833/
Sylaku831/
Cilaku831/
Zilaku831/
Sieliakus8049/
Silakhoup801/
Sehlaku7735/
Zilakou7731/
Shileku7730/
Sylakou7716/
Silokeu771/
Gilakau771/
Shilakoe71227/
Siliacus7134/
Seelakud716/
Seelakhu711/
Chilakou711/
Gilakaus711/
Sielekou711/
Chilakud711/
Cheilakou6789/
Çelaku6736/
Celaku6722/
Cylaku6713/
Seleku678/
Ziliaskou675/
Seloku673/
Sielacheu671/
Gelaku671/

Silaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silaku in the Oriya language
ସିଲକୁsilaku-
Silaku in the Marathi language
िसलकुisalaku-
Silaku in the Hindi language
सिलाकूsilaku33.33
सिलकूsilaku33.33
सिलकुsilaku33.33

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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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  • 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 Silaku
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