Silambu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Silambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India501:15,341,308250,737
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silambu (229) may also be a first name.

Silambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silambu is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silambu? popularity and diffusion

Silambu is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Silambu reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Silambu is also the 593,349th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 229 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India Silambu is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 66 percent live, Karnataka, where 6 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilambu865/
Gilambu864/
Selambu863/
Selambau8022/
Chilambu805/
Shilembu804/
Shelaumbu751/
Gelambu7180/
Selembu7152/
Cilombu7121/
Zilembu711/
Cilembu711/
Chilombu67487/
Chelambu673/
Chiloombu631/
Zelembu5744/
Gelanbu575/
Zelembou531/
Cilomboo531/

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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 Silambu
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