Silamo Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Silamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silamo (332) may also be a first name.

Silamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silamo is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silamo is the 2,220,661st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Silamo reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 480,499th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 332 people.

Silamo is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silamoi92239/
Suilamo9214/
Soilamo9213/
Sailamo927/
Shilamo923/
Silamoy922/
Seilamo921/
Siliamo921/
Silamou921/
Seitlamo8615/
Sitlhamo861/
Selamo83421/
Silama83304/
Silomo83160/
Silemo8326/
Gilamo837/
Sylamo832/
Seitlhamo80843/
Seithlamo801/
Scigliamo801/
Sailama77552/
Silamat77320/
Chilamo77315/
Seelamo77227/
Silamma77105/
Shilama7766/
Selamou7727/
Gielamo7716/
Shilomo7712/
Silaema7712/
Silamas7711/
Seilama779/
Soilama777/
Silyama773/
Seulamo771/
Silaama771/
Silamad771/
Shilemo771/
Silamah771/
Selamoh771/
Selamoy771/
Setlamo771/
Shailemo71423/
Sailamma71301/
Shilamma7164/
Sailamaa7124/
Setlhamo716/
Chilamod714/
Silaumat713/
Silaamah713/
Soilamaa712/
Siliamaa712/
Silammat711/
Silamhat711/
Silamast711/
Sealamoy711/
Sailamat711/
Silaamat711/
Suilaima711/
Chilamoo711/
Shilamad711/
Soilaima711/
Selama676,224/
Selomo672,558/
Siloma671,100/
Selemo67394/
Silema67384/
Gilama67232/
Gelamo67117/
Shailamma6719/
Zelamo676/
Seitlhama675/
Jilama673/
Jelamo672/
Gilomo672/
Cilama672/
Cilemo671/
Seethlamo671/
Shilahama671/
Saailamma671/
Sitlyamma671/
Jilomo671/
Zilemo671/
Xilamá671/
Celamo671/
Settlhamo671/
Setlhaumo671/

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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 Silamo
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