Silame Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Silame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 82 | 1:177,797 | 1,332 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Silame (77) may also be a first name.
Silame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silame (Marathi: िसळामे, Oriya: ସିଲେମ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Silame is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Silame are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Silame is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 77 people.
It is most numerous in Senegal, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 177,797. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 39 percent live, Ziguinchor Region, where 34 percent live and Sédhiou Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Senegal it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Silame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Silame has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silame last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silame in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲେମ | silema | 80 |
| ଶିଲେମ | silema | 20 |
| Silame in the Marathi language | ||
| िसळामे | isalame | 75 |
| िसलामे | isalame | 25 |
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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 Silame
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