Silam Surname
Approximately 4,613 people bear this surname
Silam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,517 | 1:218,102 | 12,920 |
| Thailand | 468 | 1:150,937 | 23,869 |
| Indonesia | 389 | 1:339,972 | 29,563 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Silam (4,592) may also be a first name.
Silam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silam (Hindi: सीलम, Marathi: िसलम, Oriya: ସିଲମ, Russian: Силам) is most common in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,206th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,579,785 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Silam reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 101,332nd most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 4,592 people.
Silam is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 3,517 people, or 1 in 218,102. In India Silam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent live, Telangana, where 28 percent live and Maharashtra, where 11 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silam in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलम | silama | 91.08 |
| सिलम | silama | 5.31 |
| सािलम | sailama | 2.28 |
| सिलाम | silama | 0.76 |
| शीलम | silama | 0.57 |
| Silam in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलम | isalama | 84.31 |
| िसलाम | isalama | 6.84 |
| सीलम | silama | 5.84 |
| िसमा | isama | 0.8 |
| सिलम | silama | 0.4 |
| Silam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲମ | silama | 34.62 |
| ସିଲାମ | silama | 19.23 |
| ସିଲମ୍ | silam | 15.38 |
| ସିଲ | sila | 11.54 |
| ସିଲାମ୍ | silam | 11.54 |
| ଶିଲମ | silama | 3.85 |
| ସିଳମ୍ | silam | 3.85 |
| Silam in the Russian language | ||
| Силам | silam | - |
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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 Silam
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