Silamba Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Silamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Silamba (45) may also be a first name.

Silamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silamba has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silamba? popularity and diffusion

Silamba is the 887,624th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Silamba live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Silamba is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 45 people.

The surname Silamba is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 714,861. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 65 percent reside, Papua, where 19 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Silamba Last Name Statistics demography

Silamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.95% less than the national average, earning R 33,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilamba93896/
Silambai936/
Sitlamba933/
Sihlamba931/
Shailamba881/
Silomba862,618/
Silemba86843/
Silambi86767/
Silambo8667/
Silambe8635/
Jilamba8622/
Selamba8613/
Cilamba861/
Chilamba802,846/
Shilemba80398/
Selambau8022/
Silamboy802/
Silambuo802/
Sselamba801/
Jilaamba801/
Silembai801/
Siluimba801/
Jailamba801/
Shilambi801/
Silambie801/
Selambai801/
Chihlamba7538/
Silamnuay758/
Shitlambe752/
Shilamwad751/
Silombo711,057/
Selemba71851/
Cilomba71255/
Silembo71132/
Selambi71126/
Gilambo71109/
Gelamba7135/
Selomba7135/
Silombe7115/
Zilambi7111/
Silanbo7111/
Zilemba7110/
Silanbi715/
Silanwa712/
Zilomba712/
Selambo711/
Selambe711/
Jilomba711/
Shilombash711/
Schilamber710/
Chilambe676,240/
Chilambo674,941/
Shelemba671,843/
Chilomba671,014/
Chilamwa67438/
Sselemba67146/
Shilombo6738/
Chilambi6732/
Shilombe6719/
Selamboi675/
Sselomba675/
Selamber674/
Siliombe673/
Siloombe671/
Sielembo671/
Shilanwa671/
Selembai671/
Shelomba671/
Sailanbi671/
Chelamba671/
Silaynua671/
Silombei671/
Shelambe671/

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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 Silamba
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