Silan Surname
Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname
Silan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,035 | 1:97,815 | 17,043 |
| Turkey | 377 | 1:206,423 | 15,035 |
| India | 369 | 1:2,078,768 | 70,458 |
| Indonesia | 278 | 1:475,717 | 39,230 |
| Malaysia | 231 | 1:127,681 | 8,300 |
| Iran | 143 | 1:536,941 | 31,079 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Italy | 63 | 1:970,741 | 68,914 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Šilan (8) are calculated separately.
Silan (3,221) may also be a first name.
Silan Demographics
Average Silan Salary in
United States
$41,755 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Silan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silan (Bengali: সিলন, Hindi: सीलन, Marathi: िसलन, Oriya: ସିଲନ, Russian: Силан) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šilan. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silan? popularity and diffusion
Silan is the 147,119th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. Silan occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Silan are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 126,418th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 3,221 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,035 people, or 1 in 97,815. In The Philippines Silan is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 33 percent live, National Capital Region, where 19 percent live and Ilocos, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Silan occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 13 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Silan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Silan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silan last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Silan surname are 30.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.87% registered with the political party.
The amount Silan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $41,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.09% less than the national average, earning $35,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silan in the Bengali language | ||
| সিলন | silana | - |
| Silan in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलन | isalana | 65.28 |
| िसलान | isalana | 15.28 |
| सीलन | silana | 13.89 |
| िशलन | isalana | 5.56 |
| Silan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲନ | silana | 64.08 |
| ସିଲନ୍ | silan | 19.01 |
| ଶିଲନ | silana | 4.23 |
| ସିଲାନ | silana | 2.11 |
| ଶିଲନ୍ | silan | 1.41 |
| ଶୀଲନ | silana | 0.7 |
| ସୀଲନ | silana | 0.7 |
| ଶିଳା | sila | 0.7 |
| ସିଳନ୍ | silan | 0.7 |
| ଶିଲ | sila | 0.7 |
| ଶିଳନ | silana | 0.7 |
| ସିଳନ | silana | 0.7 |
| ମିଲନ | milana | 0.7 |
| ସିଲ | sila | 0.7 |
| Silan in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलन | silana | 43.02 |
| सिलन | silana | 39.53 |
| सीलां | silam | 11.63 |
| सिलां | silam | 3.49 |
| सिलान | silana | 1.16 |
| सिलण | silana | 1.16 |
| Silan in the Russian language | ||
| Силан | silan | - |
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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 Silan
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