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) is most common in Senegal. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Silame live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 77 people.
The surname Silame is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 177,797. In Senegal it is most common in: Dakar Region, where 39 percent live, Ziguinchor Region, where 34 percent live and Sédhiou Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Senegal Silame is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Silame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Silame has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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