Silamu Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Silamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilamu | 92 | 262 | / |
| Silamut | 92 | 54 | / |
| Sailamu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Siliamu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Silamus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Silamgu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silamui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silamou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Selamu | 83 | 4,522 | / |
| Silemu | 83 | 116 | / |
| Jilamu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Silomu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Seitlhamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selamou | 77 | 27 | / |
| Shilemu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Seelamu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Selammu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chilamu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Selamut | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shilomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sylamau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djilamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soilemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sealammu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chilamus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seelamut | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shetlamu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chailamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheelamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selemu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Jelamu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Selomu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Shelamaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelamu | 67 | 1 | / |
Silamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲାମୁ | silamu | 97.56 |
| ସିଲାମୂ | silamu | 2.44 |
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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
- 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 Silamu
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