Silakwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Silakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Silakwa (10) may also be a first name.

Silakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silakwa occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silakwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silakwa is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Silakwa is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Silakwa are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Silakwa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 50 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 13 percent reside and Chiang Rai Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Thailand Silakwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Silakwa
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