Silamu Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zambia261:609,61224,798
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silamu (109) may also be a first name.

Silamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silamu (Oriya: ସିଲାମୁ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Silamu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Silamu is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.

Silamu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilamu92262/
Silamut9254/
Sailamu9233/
Siliamu924/
Silamus922/
Silamgu921/
Silamui921/
Silamou921/
Selamu834,522/
Silemu83116/
Jilamu8314/
Silomu839/
Seitlhamu801/
Selamou7727/
Shilemu7721/
Seelamu7715/
Selammu778/
Chilamu777/
Selamut776/
Shilomu771/
Sylamau771/
Djilamu771/
Soilemu771/
Sealammu7122/
Chilamus714/
Seelamut714/
Shetlamu713/
Chailamu711/
Sheelamu711/
Shailemu711/
Selemu67117/
Jelamu67110/
Selomu6729/
Shelamaus672/
Celamu671/
Gelamu671/

Silamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silamu in the Oriya language
ସିଲାମୁsilamu97.56
ସିଲାମୂsilamu2.44

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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
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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 Silamu
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